MEDICAL UPDATE

 We are now in Australia!  While I was at the mission clinic in PNG, the doctor became concerned when some pain started to return and some of the blood tests did not look quite right.  Without the proper equipment to check various possibilities of what could be wrong, he made the decision to send me to Australia for the proper tests and care.

 Thankfully, after a weekend in the hospital and a few other check-ups, it appears that everything is okay.  The tests did not show any major problems, only some remaining infection.  So, with a little medicine in hand, we have been given  the clear to head back to the tribe.  We will be retuning next week…thank you for your prayers through this time.

OUR TEAM

 Since we are in Australia and able to send larger emails, we wanted to send you a picture of our Patpatar team and introduce you to them.  On the left is our family with our two girls Avalon and Sierra.  In the middle is the Marbach family and on the right is the Kunzer family.

 Jim and Tina Marbach with their children Jimmy (not pictured), Boaz (on the ground), and Sylvia (in yellow) have been in PNG for four years and have been working among the Patpatar the longest – for 1½ years.  Jim is currently about half way through the language and culture learning process.  They have just returned to their home in Indiana for their one year furlough.  They have been a great help in getting us and Kunzers established in the tribe and have built some great relationships with the people.

 Butch and Tammy Kunzer with their four girls: Ellen (standing in blue), Hannah Grace (in pink), Rebekah (in yellow), and Ansley (in blue) joined the work at the same time we did and moved into the tribe in February.  Butch has begun the task of learning the language and ways of the Patpatar.  They are from Georgia and Missouri and have been a great asset to our team.

 For His Glory,

Aaron, Lori, Avalon, and Sierra

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