Tim and Kirsten Agee

Our “Maytag Repair Men”

Tim and Kirsten Agee — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:59:16 +0000

First of all, he is definitely not bored here! Kirsten’s washing machine malfunctioned (no it is not a rock at the creek as some of you may think) and since our “Maytag Man” here on the center is so busy keeping the center stuff going, I tried to fix it myself. When that didn’t go as planned, I carried it to Bill (Maytag Man) and begged for help. Bill, fearing Kirsten would have to start using the rock in the creek, went to work on it right away. When he ran into a problem, he contacted the manufacturer in Australia with a few questions. They refused to give him any tech support over the phone but offered to send out a service guy! What part of “we are in Papua New Guinea” did they not understand? After research online, Bill found someone in New Zealand who was willing and able to answer his questions. After that he gave me the list of parts we needed and I contacted our “guy” in Australia to purchase them. NTM has a chartered flight coming up from there in about a week so we are hopeful the needed parts will be on it. If not it may be another 6 weeks or so before there is another flight available. In case you lost count, that’s 3 countries(separated by lots of water) and 4 guys involved in repairing one washing machine! All this to keep Kirsten’s life as comfortable as possible here. I love it when a plan comes together.

Music to my Ears

Tim and Kirsten Agee — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 05:12:40 +0000

Kirsten & I were shopping the other day at one of my favorite stores. It’s a grocery store that also has a small amount of electronics, tools, clothes and assorted other items. This of course is why it is one of my favorites. Another reason it is a favorite is because they blast music throughout the store. Most of the time its rock n roll which really pleases me but sometimes it is hip hop which I am not too excited about. The main thing is it is American & familiar so it brings about a smile.

Hearing the music in this store is so common I rarely stop to think how strange it is to be hearing my kind of tunes in PNG. On this particular trip I did have to stop and think, “Is this for real?” I’m not sure of the artist or the title of the song but do know the genre is country. Maybe you have heard the song, one line in it says, “I want to check you for ticks.” I guess the moral of the story here is no matter how far from home I go, (the farthest ends of the earth) I can’t escape being reminded of my heritage – Southern Redneck!

Character Confirmation

Tim and Kirsten Agee — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:58:59 +0000

I have been accused of being a character & now it is confirmed. A few days ago I had yet another new experience that comes with my current occupation. I had to have a Character Check completed in order to obtain a permit needed for one of my responsibilities. This required multiple trips to the police station to fill out forms, answer questions and be finger printed. Anyway, after all 10 fingers and both palms were liberally covered in ink and the prints taken the officer was very appoligetic & said in English, “Sorry, I dont have any way for you to clean your hands.” No towels or water were available. Fortunately I had been tipped off by a co-worker beforehand & I had brought a handi-wipe with me. The officer was impressed. Just another ordinary day in PNG – pretty funny what you get used to!

Aziana

Tim and Kirsten Agee — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 01:28:53 +0000

Finally done with all the printing!These are a few of our first completed orders. The bulk of which was headed to Aziana. (Kos 2 - red books) Loading all the boxes for Aziana

Next we load them all up for delivery to the hanger.

Boxes loaded & ready to roll!

We are LOVING our ministry!!!

: Weighing the boxes for Aziana

Everything that is flown has to be weighed. This load came to 332 kg and at $0.53 per kg the cost for this flight will be $176.

Sunday Afternoons

Tim and Kirsten Agee — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 08:51:14 +0000

Well, it was just a lovely Sunday afternoon so we decided to invite some folks over for an iced coffee. (Tim makes a mean one of those!) We thought we would just put out some shortbread cookies & have a little chat. Just before our guests arrived I opened the cookies (you didn’t think I baked did you?) and discovered they had their own guests – the package was filled with ants! This is a very common occurrence so we just went about swishing the ants off and putting the cookies on a plate all the while thinking – we would not do this at home! Ah, the things you learn to deal with…

Necessity??

Tim and Kirsten Agee — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:19:03 +0000

What is a necessity? Do you thing it is something you must have to live? According to my dictionary it is “the fact of being required or indispensable.” So here’s the thing…since we have been back in PNG we have not been able to find any mustard or mayonnaise. I think this is a pretty serious thing! I mean, some of the more experienced missionaries have said you can make mayonnaise but am I ready for that? I THINK NOT!!!!! Just knowing that I don’t have them makes me want to make things like potato salad, a tomato sandwich, chicken salad, tuna salad, etc. Now you are thinking of food with mustard and mayo. The next time you go grocery shopping - think of me!!!

Hot off the press

Tim and Kirsten Agee — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 04:06:36 +0000

What an incredible feeling to send out our first order to a tribal location knowing that we have a vital part in helping to build God’s kingdom!! We were so happy we forgot to take pictures. We will make up for that as we have plenty of work to do in the coming weeks. Being so focused on the task & learning new things sure did make the week fly by too.

What makes it work?

Tim and Kirsten Agee — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 09:24:27 +0000

It is amazing to me that we left Los Angeles on a plane that had more people on it than live in my home town. We were de-planing I asked one of the flight attendants how many people the plane sat & she said it holds 458 & our flight was full! How could that thing possibly stay in the air & who was it that thought it would be a good idea to try???!

Traveling

Tim and Kirsten Agee — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 04:16:49 +0000

As we sit in the airport in Australia I cannot help but let out a little giggle. The trip has been long and we are now just a hop from PNG. We’ve said lots of good-byes and are soready to get back to work. The struggles and the hardships seem small in comparison right now as we look to arriving “home” tomorrow. Could this be a part of what Paul was saying in 2 Corinthians 4:17? We have felt and been thankful for all the prayers that have been offered up for us during travel & obviously this is an answer to some of them!

Goodbye New Orleans

Tim and Kirsten Agee — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:19:17 +0000

Well the time is drawing near for us to leave the states and we have officially started our goodbyes. This weekend we visited with loved ones in New Orleans and had some of our favorite foods. We then had the pleasure of being a part of the worship at Calvary. It was so dynamic that it might actually hold us for 2 more years. Thanks for the memories!!