January 8. An all-day cloudy day. As soon as the tech center opened this morning, Daddy went down to buy some internet time so we could skype Christy and Connie. He also asked about printers while he was there. After he came back, he set up his computer and we tried to connect to the internet but couldn’t get a connection. Finally the connection came, and we enjoyed a nice time chatting with the girls, but got disconnected before our hour was up. Well, that’s life in PNG. Then we got ready to go down to the store and get some things for lunch. We went by the tech center first, however, to look at the printers. One of them is only good up to windows 2008, and there is no extra toner available for the other one. So... so much for that. The lady in charge did give us another internet ticket for free, however, since we hadn’t gotten our full hour on the other one. From there we headed to the store. Spent quite a bit of time looking around and bought some things to take back to the village plus some things for me to have for lunches. Came back and fixed lunch and ate. Had a nap. Ate an apple. Set up computer. Wrote in journal. January 9. What a delight to wake up this morning and see the dawn’s early light beginning to brighten up our bedroom! As the morning became brighter, the warm sunbeams began to penetrate the rooms. We ate our breakfast and sat down for quiet time. Then we stepped outside to see what the temperature was like, and it was mild with a soft, gentle breeze blowing so we decided to go for an early morning stroll. How nice to get out into the fresh air where we could get some exercise and enjoy all the beautiful flowers, the singing of the birds, and other elements of God’s handiwork! Just as we were ending our walk and returning to the guest house, we noticed dark clouds building up and the air turning cooler again. By the time we got back, the clouds had nearly filled the sky. We were thankful we had taken advantage of the early morning sunshine. Upon return, I sat in the quiet of the lounge area and prayed for a while. Scanned a book written about the US Constitution and published for the bicentennial celebration of US independence. Then we skyped Martha and were happy for a chitchat with her until our time expired and we were disconnected. Just before lunch, Daddy meandered off to the store to get himself a hamburger for his lunch. I still had tuna and crackers left from yesterday. About mid-afternoon, we both worked our way down to the store where I used my birthday money to buy a couple nice PNG laplaps (a type of cloth) — one for the skirt and one for the meri blouse which perhaps Matthew will make for me. I also got a couple aloe vera drinks and Daddy got a couple tea drinks. Picked up a pack of wet wipes and several more Queen Emma dark chocolate candy bars. A little rain started falling — here a drop and there a drop — just as we were rounding the bend and crossing the road to the guest house. Not long after we were settled inside, the Lord opened the heavens and let the rain pour down This evening, we played a short game of Boggle together.
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