Setting up Interior

This is an older picture from the float plane, but shows the pattern of the village. More land has been cleared now and our house has begun (below).

Our house should be ready to move into by the first week of July. 

Flying our supplies in by float plane. MAF is a blessing. They always help to work out the logistics of getting into this remote area.

MAF Kodiak planes and float plane in Wamena, Papua. From Wamena, 1 hour tops by float plane to Danowage.

Trish enjoying the co-pilot chair in the float plane.

Marianne and Lane's first time in the float plane.

The float plane taxing out for take off on the river (Becking River) in Danowage.

Gunter, a Helicopter Pilot for Heli Vida is setting up the sling to carry my roofing, toilet, and food into Danowage from Tokuni (a village 12 minutes away). The roofing is heavy and will not fit in the heli, so it has to suspend from the heli.

Making sure everything is good. 

Abiowage, a village north of Danowage. Shared the Gospel here.

The trunks of trees in the jungle can be as wide as a small house. 

On a trek with Daud and Simson to a village.

Jimmy with the pig that attacked Ainus in Danowage. The Korowai hunted it down.

Ainus after the pig attack. This picture is minutes away from being med-evac'ed out to Merauke for treatment.

Picture of Mount Cyclops in Sentani.

Lane and Noah playing a game in the village.

Marianne with her spider. This girl is bug happy.

Danowage Feb. 2013

Korowai people in the village of Baigun. We held a service and treated the sick.

Me passing out medicine after the service.

Kyle & Shaye Messenger in Danowage. They stayed with us for a week before heading to PNG

Shaye with Marianne and Ali

Kyle giving his testimony in Danowage on Sunday

Trish practicing running an IV on me...good times

Me and Trevor on the bank of the Becking River. 

David Sitton, Me, and Trevor (with Kyle) floating down river 4-5 hrs after hiking to a village earlier.

David Sitton and Trevor after a hike to Abiowage

Trevor, me, Simson, and Daud hiking to Abiowage. We stopped to look at some tree houses on the way.

Kyle hiking in the jungle to Abiowage. Sometimes we have to cross little longs that are 10-15 feet high.

Korowai man in Abiowage. I preached here and they walked away and this man laughed at me.

Kyle in the village

Me, Trevor, Kyle, David, Simson, and Daud cooking and eating a chicken by the river before heading to Danowage

Rat skeletons hanging from the tree houses

Talking an pumping water for dinner

Shaye and Kyle practicing IV's and shots while in Danowage. Kyle is excited about this shot!

Marianne with Ali, Yuli, Perpetua, and one of the evangelist kids

Heading out by dug out canoe to Waina (4 hrs. down river)

Simson and Timotius with David Sitton heading to Waina

Survey in the Lowland swamps 2012

The Heli landing in the Southern Korowai village, Baigun. The heli always puts its tail over the edge of the river bank (if there is one) so that no one gets hurt. In the past there have been several deaths due to people running out to meet the heli and not paying attention.

This is the village of Okhmakhol, the Kwer people, north of the Korowai. After gathering language data, we visited and prayed with these people. GIDI evangelists are in this village, but no expat has yet entered.

This GIDI evangelist is working in the Baigun village of the Southern Korowai. There are 250 people in this southern village. After visiting with them for a while, we held a service.

This is the village of Abiowage, they greeted us in the Korowai way. Several yrs. ago, this village was struck with a disease and most of hte village died. Now they seem to be healthy and the number of people is up. 

Village of Abiowage

This is a Komyandaret woman in the village of Danokit, southeast of the Korowai area. 

Pak Jodi in the front came with us to each village on our survey. He is a brother in Christ and works in Sentani at the GIDI office.

Home of one of the lady's in Abiowage who traveled to Danowage to give her testimony. She is standing in front of her house.

Andrew and I are gathering language data in the village of Waliburu, in the Komyandaret area. This village has 5-6 hundred people.

We finished our survey flying to the Kimyal area. There are many Kimyal villages in the highlands. We stopped here to see the progress and look at the New Testament translation that was dedicated in 2010. They need Bible teachers to come and live among them and continue the discipleship process.

We are ready to leave. I prayed and we left the highlands

Marianne in Australia at the 12 Apostles

Lane at a park outside of Melbourne, Australia