Wayne & Gail Chen Bringing the Gospel to the Biem people in Papua New Guinea We have safely arrived in Papua New Guinea after a 30-hour trip! This is our 2nd full-day here in the country and we have finally set up the internet connection. Many of you guys prayed for our flight and God has indeed answered your prayers. During this long journey, we were greeted with many encouragements and surprises along the way. We were greeted by some old church friends from California in Hong Kong and enjoyed a great meal together at the airport. We were worried about the luggage allowance before the trip, largely because nobody knew exactly what the limits were. Well, when the limit was 80Kg in Hong Kong, our bags weighed in exactly at 80.0 Kg. When it was 100 Kg in Port Moresby, we threw in our smaller bags and the total came to 99.9 Kg. We were often waived through to the front of the lines, had no problem with customs and immigration. God really showered us with His blessings.
We are living in one of the orientation flats in the headquarter. It’s a 2-story unit with a beautiful view of the ocean. The weather has been pleasant too, just a little cooler than Taiwan with a nice ocean breeze. We are definitely not suffering here in PNG. Abby and Kala are both doing well. Abby slept for 15 hours after the exhausting trip. Abby and Kala have made quick friends with our guard dog and many of the kids here.
Abby asked me yesterday, “Daddy, when are we going to learn the language and preach to the people about Jesus? It was a good reminder of our goal here…bringing the gospel to the tribal people of Papua New Guinea. We will begin his language study next week while Gail will begin setting up the home school curriculum for Abby and Kala.
Please pray for
1. Wayne will need to find 2-3 guys here in the neighborhood for his language study. Please pray for the language learning process (the right language helpers, focus and patience and dependency on God).
2. Pray for Gail as she prepares for the home school curriculum. Getting homeschooling started will help the girls to get into a stable routine.
3. A lot of new missionaries tend to get sick a lot in the first few months here. Please pray that our health will hold up to the new climate and weather.
We still cannot believe we are living in Papua New Guinea! We have talked, prayed, dreamed about this for the past 3 years and now we are finally here. Please pray for us as we aim to finish this race well.
