Staying at a place like a missionary guest house is a pretty humbling experience. We meet all sorts of people doing some amazing things. For instance, we had dinner with a couple who are involved in church-planting in the southern area of the Fly River just across the border from West Papua (Indonesia.) It's a pretty isolated, hard area to work. Papua New Guinea is going through a drought at the moment and that particular area is really dry right now. The couple have just returned from their furlough and are wondering if they'll have any drinking water when they get there. The wife was telling me that she was teaching once in their village about creation. She found out that the islanders there were afraid to look at the stars. They believed something terrible would happen if they did. Can you imagine? "The heavens are telling the glory of God." I'm glad God put that couple just where He did so that the people can now get a glimpse His glory!
I also get to hear stories about my husband who helps people when I'm not around. Last trip he helped out this same woman who was having booking issues with the rooms here. Her husband thanked Dan yesterday for coming to the rescue of his stranded wife. (I'm married to a knight in shining armor!)
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