Saturday, March 15, 2014
Last week we were officially invited to join City Mission in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. We have accepted, and, if all goes according to schedule, we should be there in 3-4 months. This is not a very long time to go through our stuff, sell our house and car, get our Visa's (including chest x-rays, immunizations, and background checks), and raise the extra $500/mo. support we will need to be able to travel and meet our obligations. The Mission will be providing our housing, furnishings, car, and a food allowance, so we do not have to raise nearly as much as many missionaries do. We will be hired as "volunteers", which we certainly are! Steve will be the General Manager of the Port Moresby mission, and I will assist him as well as counseling battered women and doing case management for the 100 young men that are going through the vocational program at the mission farm where we will be living.
I intent to keep everyone up to date on our activities and the progress of City Mission, complete with pictures- via this blog, which I will post on facebook.
I have been going through bags and boxes today, sorting through stuff... I think I am officially qualified to be a "hoarder", if you can go by the state of our spare rooms, lol! No pictures of this stage of the adventure, that's for sure... Whew, I will be glad to get rid of this JUNK! Well, one man's junk is another man's treasure. I hope many of you find your treasures amongst my junk. I know it must be God, when I am willing to get rid of EVERYTHING and go live in a humid tropical climate in one of the most dangerous cities on the planet. And it doesn't even feel crazy!
I just want to thank everyone for their friendship and kindnesses here in Nevada. In this new technological age, we don't have to feel like we're at the other side of the world, when we have so many ways to communicate. I know it will be our lifeline for you all to keep in touch via social media and email, etc. Steve is building a website to keep you apprised of the big strokes, while my blog will be more snapshots of life in PNG. The website address is: www.stevehighlander.com, and it will be live soon.
Again, we love you all, and are counting on your prayer support and news from home.
