March 2. The Lord sent us a couple hours of rain before sunup this morning. Nevertheless He gave us good weather for the flight in spite of the fact that there was no sunshine. We waited and waited all morning for the plane to come. Had everything packed and were ready to go. Sunny came to help carry cargo. She just sat and waited with us and then with others. After a while Mike and Rahab came, and they waited with us. Then Nuandauro came, and she sat and talked with the others. Later John (from Marivo) came, and he sat with the others. I hadn’t realized that John is Taqita’s father. Finally a little after 11:30, MAF flew over on their way to Wonenara. Then MAF Goroka called to say they would be coming to Owena after that. So we started getting the house closed up, ready to leave. Nuandauro and John went around to the back gate, and Mike and Sunny helped put the cargo outside for people to carry. There was lots of cargo this trip — 11 items. In addition to the things we usually take to town, there were three boxes with Mike’s cargo, an empty LP gas bottle, the printer (so we can install it in our other computers), and a box of fridge foods. Then we headed up the hill and got there just when the plane was circling for its landing at Owena. Tim was the pilot today. He said this weather system is all over the country and has really made it hard to plan and stick to flight schedules. Weather in Owena, although not sunny, was good compared to many other places, especially places north and west of Goroka. It was going on 1:00 when we finally arrived in Goroka. However, we didn’t have any transportation so were there for an hour or more. Belinda and Rachel are using the Aibai vehicle which is their privilege since they are Aibai workers. They had planned to go back to Aibai today, but bad weather prevented them. So they don’t know when they can get a flight. Tim was busy helping us make arrangements to get Brad’s vehicle, but was also busy preparing for another flight. Tim’s wife had charge of the keys, but was out shopping so we had to wait for her to go back to the house and get the keys. Then she brought the keys over to the hangar to give to Daddy. However, Daddy still needed a way to get to the MAF compound to pick up the vehicle. An older man was there, one who does maintenance, repair, and building for MAF and other places, and he offered to take Daddy over to the compound. Daddy was finally able to get the vehicle and bring it back to the hangar and load up our cargo. Then we headed for CRMF. By now it was about 2:30 or so. It was too late to go out and do any shopping so we warmed up our meat pies for a late dinner and then did unpacking and napping and the rest of the unpacking. David called Daddy shortly after we got to CRMF and told him that he is no longer working and will be going back to Owena. He wants to come and see us tomorrow. A couple hours after our dinner, it was time for supper— :-). March 3. Most of the day was spent shopping. We first went down to Kumul Printing to see if Ben could print some more tracts so we can give them to Wenera. Then we went to Yida and Wan Tok to shop, came back to the flat and dropped things off, before heading for Seng Da. After Seng Da, we went to Papindo central where Daddy could use the ATM machine and we could also do a little shopping. We were thankful to find one pack of chicken breast fillet. Also excited to see that they have a new shipment of the Dimes fruit juices. They hadn’t had any for a long time, and we were wondering if they weren’t going to be able to get any more. By then, it was lunch time so we went to uptown Papindo for our dinner. Daddy had a chunky chicken sandwich, and I had chicken ‘n’ chips. After we did a little shopping there, we headed back to the flat. I was wiped out, but needed to have Lynn bring us a mattress to put under the other one on my very hard bed, have a glassful of water, and brush my teeth before I lay down. By then it was after 2:00, and I rested until 4:00. Mike called Daddy around 4:30 and said he and his family have made it as far as the car road. This evening, I finished writing the February progress report and have that ready to send to Pastor Ogle. “How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” (Psalm 119:103) “Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.” (Psalm 103:5)
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