July 2. A warmer night. Completely overcast this morning, but again no fog for the third morning in a row. The sun eventually shone upon us and warmed things up pretty quickly both inside the house and out. By noon, however, the skies were turning cloudy again; and we have had some light rains off and on since then. A quieter morning too. Only a couple people came with phones. I was able to enjoy my quiet time in one stretch, get the washing machine filled up for washing clothes tomorrow, and also spend time doing a short Bible study in Exodus before mid-morning. Sunny came along this morning and did some weeding. Came back again this afternoon and did a little more. In the morning, I had time to work on Bible lessons for the school. Also took the adhesive paper off the side of the tall cupboard, sanded and washed down that side, and found some ideas for painting a picture there. This afternoon, I started sketching in what I want to paint, worked a bit more on Bible lessons, washed the dishes, made popo crisp and also popo syrup as the other two popo needed to be used up. After supper, I finished up the section of Bible lessons I was working on. A group of people from Lufa had already arrived here for the meetings by mid-afternoon, having come with Jonas. Another group may already be here as they had called saying they were in the bush and could see Waisara. Don’t know who was showing them the way. Perhaps Nehemiah? Mata said it was the group from Rampo where Nehemiah went to school. So thankful for an hour to spend with Daddy by phone, after which I had a snack and then a bath. July 3. The Lord gave us another cold night — 53º again this morning. The sky was full of clouds when I went to bed; but when I got up at 5:30, the sky was bright with stars. When I got up to start the day, I saw a clear blue sky and, once again, no fog. The morning was busy with people retrieving and bringing phones. I decided to busy myself this morning with organizing the nails in the storage/tool closet. Enjoyed a break from my work when Graham and Jonas came to the door with sister Felly. I invited her in, and Jonas stayed with her. She is the wife of Pastor Joel B of Lagaiyu Baptist Church in the Lufa area where Jonas goes to school and Graham went to school before. The young people who have gone to school there are taken care of by this couple and go to their church; and, she affirmed, they have been a great blessing. They had told her about us, and she wanted so badly to meet us. Her husband is not here, but is on an evangelistic trek with an evangelist named Philip. She is hoping they will arrive here before the meetings are done. Nuanda had bought her a space on the plane, but she refused it, saying that she wanted to bear the pain of walking along with the others who walked here. She had praise for the work the Lord has done here through us and for the believers of Owena. She said the Owena ladies are always faithful to attend all the ladies’ meetings, and they are much more godly than the people of the town churches. And how she loves to hear the young people sing choir songs! Their people don’t know how to sing, she said. Most of the town churches are the same — very few members, lack of knowledge of good music, and illiterate.* Before she left, I took a picture of her with Jonas and had Jonas take a picture of her with me. (It was Jonas who led the group here, not Nehemiah.) [*How great the needs are in Papua New Guinea, even in the towns. And how great the needs are everywhere around us. Pray for the Lord to send more laborers.] After they left, I went back to organizing the nails. Am thankful for grace to finish that job. Ended with dusting and washing down the shelf that previously held most of the nails (in a jumbled disorder) and also holds our bottled and jarred food supplies. By then it was 11:00. Warmed up a muffin for snack and went outside for a while to warm up my body. Afterward, I did a short study in Exodus and wrote a bit in my journal. After nap, I washed my hair and then painted until almost supper time, except for times of answering the door. Besides people coming for phones, about half dozen “mamas” came to say “hello”. One was the pastor’s wife from Agi Baptist where Dan P family and then Gary K family used to work. Asenat is doing her studies by phone in Goroka now and stays with this pastor and his wife. This evening, I started another Revelation study and spent an hour by phone with my best earthly friend. “And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.” (Isaiah 32:17) Praise God for these promises! July 4. A warmer night last night. Pretty pink and blue sky this morning. No fog again. A very stressful day. So many people coming with phones to charge and others wanting other things. I was grateful for the relaxing moments with Bible study and with painting. Very tired this evening. Daddy and I didn’t talk quite as long. I didn't really have anything much to say. He told me about his 4th of July visit and meal with the Owens. I think I’ll go to bed early again tonight. The ladies meeting in Owena was a special event and well attended. Here is a small gallery of pictures from this special time. The men helped in preparation of the food.
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