The Timing Must Be Right

Papua New Guinea is a great country. It is event oriented.  That means that for the most part, time is not a big deal, rather the event takes precedence.  If something is supposed to start at a certain time, but the people involved are busy in conversation, working in their garden, or just feel like resting, it may not get started anywhere near that time.  When the event does start, of course, there is not an ending time. It just goes until it is finished.  In many ways this makes the culture more relaxed and easy to work with, but there are times when working with event oriented thinkers can be frustrating.

 

This week, our partners, the Kunzers, and ourselves, are trying to coordinate a mosaic of pieces into one nicely fitting puzzle in the operation of moving our things (building material, furniture, appliances, and belongings) to the tribe.  My part will be done in one day.  I must confirm supplies I ordered from 4 different places, and the plan is to have everything arrive at the wharf on Wednesday morning.  Butch Kunzer has sent our containers by ship to Rabaul.  His job is to meet it at the wharf on Tuesday.  There, a barge is supposed to be waiting so that everything can be loaded up on Wednesday and set sail for the tribe on Thursday.  On the other side, Jim Marbach (our other partner) will have a crew lined up to take everything to the building sites.  I give you all these details just to let you know that many things will be happening in a pretty tight schedule.  Our desire is that it goes according to plan so that everything can be ready to go when the work team arrives on the 23^rd to build the house.  We could certainly use your prayers, especially in this great “event oriented” country.

 

Oh yes, speaking of timing, we are still waiting for the arrival of our baby.  Lori passed her due date on the 11^th, so we expect our surprise any day.  Many of you have written to let us know you are praying for us and we thank you for that and the encouragement you have given.  We are thankful that in all of our planning we can depend on a Timeless God who sees the beginning and the end, Who sees the big picture and every detail, and Who sees entire nations and every individual!

 

For His Glory,

Aaron, Lori, Avalon, and ?