Tyler and Emily in PNG

The long awaited arrival back to Madang has finally come and past. We arrived 6 hours later than scheduled on Sunday afternoon, but we cannot complain. All flights, connections, and international transits were great. Our only hang-up was in Port Moresby with our domestic flight to Madang which was delayed till 3 pm from its original departure at 9:30 am.

Before our arrival back to PNG, we enjoyed a beautiful stay with my brother and his family in Honolulu. The newest member of the family baby Rachel Elizabeth Hewitt was a joy to hold. My brother put Emily and I up at the Hale Koa Hotel (military resort) in Waikiki which was a pleasure. Emily and I enjoyed a Hawaiian sunset and a walk on the beach plus some last minute R&R Waikiki style. Though the stay was short we enjoyed many of the sights of Oahu including military history (USS Arizona, Missouri, and Utah Memorials), North Shore and a whole island drive.

This past week we have been adjusting back to the time and temperature of PNG. (We are +16 hours ahead of central time) We unpacked, setup house, went shopping, bought market foods including great pineapple, papaya, and bananas, and enjoyed friends with a few game nights.

We have withheld from working too much at the office though I did get pulled into quite a few jobs from day 1. I fixed three computer system fans one morning in the publications office that I noticed were not working. Keeping airflow and computers cool in the hot climate here is very important. The office also got a brand new copier/printer/scanner/fax machine on Tuesday which will be my job to setup and install. I started to read the quick start manual and play around with it a bit this week to get a feel for what will be ahead the week after next.

Emily has been busy with setting up home. Putting pictures around the house, clothes in the the closet, and finding out what is in the kitchen. The house we are staying in is a new house for the both of us though I lived here for six weeks before I left last year. Today she will be preparing cinnamon roles for our annual general meeting next week.

Thank you for your prayers last week during our travels. We are free of illness and gaining our legs back from the jetlag. We have been going to bed early and rising early as well. Please prayer this next week for our annual general meeting. We, as a team, will be meeting to discuss business and matters at hand. We are also slated to elect three directors roles, too.