For the past few years, we have maintained three blogs. Lately, New Tribes Mission has changed their ministry website to blog format. This blog will be exported and combined with the NTM ministry site.
The link to our now one and only English blog: http://www.ntm.org/wayne_chen
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
The first week
This is our 5th day in Wewak. As we began doing laundry and cooking our own meals, this place starts to feel like home. This past Sunday, the whole base went for a day trip at the beach. It was nice to meet get to know the NTM families here in Wewak base. Kids definitely had great time with other MKs.
The older kids found crabs and put them all in a bucket
Also, here are some pictures and moments from earlier days...
The day before we left for PNG, Yili, Ivy, and their daughter Megan brought this cake to celebrate Wayne's 33rd birthday. We were so busy caring for the last minute stuff that we forgot all about that!!! Thanks, dear friends!
This is Kala at the Madang airport. Thanks to Judy's goody bags, with snack and crafts for the girls, our 4 hour layover became a bit more bearable.
The older kids found crabs and put them all in a bucket
Also, here are some pictures and moments from earlier days...
The day before we left for PNG, Yili, Ivy, and their daughter Megan brought this cake to celebrate Wayne's 33rd birthday. We were so busy caring for the last minute stuff that we forgot all about that!!! Thanks, dear friends!
This is Kala at the Madang airport. Thanks to Judy's goody bags, with snack and crafts for the girls, our 4 hour layover became a bit more bearable.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Finally made it to PNG!
We have safely arrived in Wewak, Papua New Guinea after a 30-hour trip! This is our 2nd full-day here in the country and we have finally set up the internet connection. Many of you guys prayed for our flight and God has indeed answered your prayers. During this long journey, we were greeted with many encouragements and surprises along the way. We were greeted by some old church friends from California in Hong Kong and enjoyed a great meal together at the airport. We were worried about the luggage allowance before the trip, largely because nobody knew exactly what the limits were. Well, when the limit was 80Kg in Hong Kong, our bags weighed in exactly at 80.0 Kg. When it was 100 Kg in Port Moresby, we threw in our smaller bags and the total came to 99.9 Kg. We were often waived through to the front of the lines, had no problem with customs and immigration. God really showered us with His blessings.
We are living in one of the orientation flats in the headquarter. It’s a 2-story unit with a beautiful view of the ocean. The weather has been pleasant too, just a little cooler than Taiwan with a nice ocean breeze. We are definitely not suffering here in PNG. Abby and Kala are both doing well. Abby slept for 15 hours after the exhausting trip. Abby and Kala have made quick friends with our guard dog, Sepik and many kids here on base.
Abby asked me yesterday, “Daddy, when are we going to learn the language and preach to the people about Jesus? It was a good reminder of our goal here…bringing the gospel to the tribal people of Papua New Guinea. We will begin his language study next week while Gail will begin setting up the home school curriculum for Abby and Kala.
Please pray for
1. Wayne will need to find 2-3 guys here in the neighborhood for his language study. Please pray for the language learning process (the right language helpers, focus and patience and dependency on God).
2. Pray for Gail as she prepares for the home school curriculum. Getting homeschooling started will help the girls to get into a stable routine.
3. A lot of new missionaries tend to get sick a lot in the first few months here. Please pray that our health will hold up to the new climate and weather.
We still cannot believe we are living in Wewak, Papua New Guinea! We have talked, prayed, dreamed about this for the past 3 years and now we are finally here. Please pray for us as we aim to finish this race well.
I (Wayne) have been reading William Borden’s biography. I came this poem in the book.
The life that counts must toil and fight;
Must hate the wrong and love the right;
Must stand for truth, by day, by night –
This is the life that counts.
The life that counts must hopeful be;
In darkest night make melody;
Must wait the dawn on bended knee –
This is the life that counts.
The life that counts must aim to rise;
Above the earth to sunlit skies;
Must fix its gaze on Paradise –
This is the life that counts.
The life that counts must helpful be;
The cares and needs of others see;
Must seek the slaves of sin to free –
This is the life that counts.
The life that counts is linked with God;
And turns not from the cross, the rod;
But walks with joy where Jesus trod –
This is the life that counts.
No matter where you are, let’s live a life that counts…
We are living in one of the orientation flats in the headquarter. It’s a 2-story unit with a beautiful view of the ocean. The weather has been pleasant too, just a little cooler than Taiwan with a nice ocean breeze. We are definitely not suffering here in PNG. Abby and Kala are both doing well. Abby slept for 15 hours after the exhausting trip. Abby and Kala have made quick friends with our guard dog, Sepik and many kids here on base.
Abby asked me yesterday, “Daddy, when are we going to learn the language and preach to the people about Jesus? It was a good reminder of our goal here…bringing the gospel to the tribal people of Papua New Guinea. We will begin his language study next week while Gail will begin setting up the home school curriculum for Abby and Kala.
Please pray for
1. Wayne will need to find 2-3 guys here in the neighborhood for his language study. Please pray for the language learning process (the right language helpers, focus and patience and dependency on God).
2. Pray for Gail as she prepares for the home school curriculum. Getting homeschooling started will help the girls to get into a stable routine.
3. A lot of new missionaries tend to get sick a lot in the first few months here. Please pray that our health will hold up to the new climate and weather.
We still cannot believe we are living in Wewak, Papua New Guinea! We have talked, prayed, dreamed about this for the past 3 years and now we are finally here. Please pray for us as we aim to finish this race well.
I (Wayne) have been reading William Borden’s biography. I came this poem in the book.
The life that counts must toil and fight;
Must hate the wrong and love the right;
Must stand for truth, by day, by night –
This is the life that counts.
The life that counts must hopeful be;
In darkest night make melody;
Must wait the dawn on bended knee –
This is the life that counts.
The life that counts must aim to rise;
Above the earth to sunlit skies;
Must fix its gaze on Paradise –
This is the life that counts.
The life that counts must helpful be;
The cares and needs of others see;
Must seek the slaves of sin to free –
This is the life that counts.
The life that counts is linked with God;
And turns not from the cross, the rod;
But walks with joy where Jesus trod –
This is the life that counts.
No matter where you are, let’s live a life that counts…
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