January 20. The day seemed long, and we were both very tired long before the day ended. But the Lord continued to renew our strength so we could finish the day’s duties. It was the day for our flight back to Owena. Beds had to be stripped and all the bedding, towels, etc. loaded into the laundry basket for the house worker to wash. Last minute packing had to be done, and that took a good while. Then the truck had to be loaded up with the rest of our cargo to go to the hangar. It was about 8:15, I think, when we headed for the hangar. We unloaded the truck and weighed everything up and were ready to go. Bryan walked over to the hangar to pick up the Aibai truck, but the plane wasn’t ready for us yet. It hadn’t yet taken off for its first flight, but was about ready to. They told us it would be about an hour before he got back so we decided to go up town to get a snack. So Bryan walked back to CRMF, and said to pick him up on the way back to the hangar. First we went to Hot Spot to get a few more Ritz cheese crackers. Next we went to Papindo where Daddy went to the café and got coffee and a brownie for snack. I didn’t care to have a sweet snack so looked around the store and found a new snack — some nacho cheese tortilla chips. Bought a couple bags of those and ate some on the way back to the hangar. When we stopped at CRMF, Michael B had just arrived from Aibai so Bryan didn’t have to come take the truck. Michael would be using it. He left with the truck, and we went and sat in the MAF hangar office to wait for our flight. It was another whole hour before the plane finally returned from its first flight, and about 45 minutes more before we finally boarded the plane and were on our way. Went via SIL as there was a couple with MAF that needed to go there so the wife could have some dental work done. A quick drop off for them, and then we headed to Owena. It was a really, really rough landing. We never bounced around so much before. Daddy said that Brad talked to Matthew about the need to do some work on the airstrip. As soon as I had disembarked, I found Bonita and took her down to the house with me to get the keyboard and take it up to Brad. He is going to try to fix in for us. Shortly after she went back up with the keyboard, carriers started arriving with cargo so I got busy taking care of them. Had to open a couple boxes to find more BoyBoys (some kind of snack food) to give to the carriers. About the time the carriers had all left, Daddy came in. He said the plane had disappeared off the bottom of the runway, and everyone went running down as they were scared that something happened to the plane. But it soon came back up out of the river valley. Later David came by to get his things that Daddy had bought for him, and he said the planes have done that several time when people are working down at the river. (A lot of people are down there now harvesting peanuts.) So it was a purposeful deviation from the normal type of takeoff. (Later, Daddy learned from another pilot that, if a trainee is on board the plane, the pilot will purposely deviate to show the trainee the area or show him what he would need to do in case of plane troubles or something. Daddy went down to get the generator battery so he could charge it up. We did a little bit of unpacking until I realized it was already 2:00 and we hadn’t had any lunch. So I opened a can of tuna and prepared that for sandwiches. Also washed and cut up a tomato. We sat down and ate tuna sandwiches, then did a little more unpacking, and then lay down for a nap. It was now 3:00. It was a little after 4:00 when we got up. Did a little more unpacking and then started preparing kaukau (sweet potato) and carrots for supper. Made a meat sauce to put on the kaukau. Bonita came and filled up the washing machine for us while we were eating. After supper, we finished the unpacking—well, the food items anyway—and I did the dishes. I haven’t finished unpacking my suitcase or hand bags yet. But it is now 9:40, and we have had enough for today. Praise the Lord for His help all the day through and for giving us good flying weather and a safe trip. “16For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. 17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; 18While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 January 21. When I got up this morning and looked out the west window, I saw blue sky above and some sunshine on the tops of the mountains. But further to the northwest, there were rain clouds sitting on top of the mountains. Hmmm, it appeared we were in for a rainy day. But it was wash day so soon after breakfast, we started the wash. The sun had disappeared by then, and the clouds were overshadowing our world. Just as I was nearly done hanging things out, small raindrops started showering on my head. By the time I came inside, the world was enshrouded by fog, and the rain was falling more heavily. But the clothes were out to stay for the day. I remembered that it had rained last time we washed clothes—just before we went to town—and we had brought everything in and hung it around the house. Then the sun came out late morning and was out most of the afternoon. If it followed the same pattern today, wonderful! And it did, praise the Lord!. By mid-afternoon, nearly all the clothes were dry. A few hung out until later in the afternoon. When the morning rain slowed down, Daddy went down and got the generator battery to bring up and charge. Elise came by to get medicine for Dallas who is sick with body pain and fever. Later in the morning, Daddy and I, with the Lord’s help, checked chapters 14 and 15 of Revelation. Then it was time to warm up dinner. About that time, George came to get paid for the firewood he had started bringing before we went to town. There were 50 good pieces of firewood. While he and his family were bringing them all inside the gate and putting them under the house, we ate our dinner. Then Daddy paid George and let him get what he wanted with his money. He spent a little less than half so has some left for later. After that we had our nap, and after nap, I had a protein drink and then brought in most of the clothes. Then I made the corrections in Revelation from our checking this morning. Daddy was busy off and on throughout the day answering the door and giving people things they had asked him to buy for them in town. After supper, I did dishes and then had a bath. The rest of the evening, I worked on Revelation lessons. Finished chapter six, including the quizzes. “14For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: 15And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.” 2 Corinthians 5:14-15
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