Home group gift exchange 2013

Yard message about the meaning of this season...

Brunch with nephew David Bradford 2013

 

We arrived home to California in mid June to learn of  Ruth Ussher's death in Australia. We had just stayed with them in Melbourne enroute to Papua New Guinea in early May.

This morning we had the joy of a visit from Magdy, Suhita and Betsy Behman from Tucson, Arizona.

Dudley and Roberta Woodberry invited us to their home to hear their son, Bob, give a presentation of his recent research, according to Baylor University, that  looks at the long-term impact of missionaries and different colonial governments on education, economic development and democracy in post-colonial societies.  Paul Pierson responds to the historical significance of the research as Jim and Diane Butler look on...it was a very informative evening.

Sandi and Allen Brune hosted our home Bible Study group for an evening meal the end of July. Pictured here are Peggy and Frank Vicarro, Dan and Joannie Sanborn (also Joanie's brother), Steve and Kathy Matson, Dave Rose (Nancy came later) and Dan Shaw.

Final days at Laidlaw College in New Zealand

 

After our last meal with the students, several Samoan singers came in and sang for us plus gave us these gorgeous decorations they had made to honor us.

 

Several Maori friends gave us a farewell dinner on Monday April 22, 2013. Here Matt sang this song to begin the evening.

Kay Liddle book launce with John Hitchens and Dan Shaw at Laidlaw College

April 18, 2013 we participated in the book launch of two books by Kay Liddle at Laidlaw College near Auckland, NZ. Dan was the featured speaker (did a great job introducing 'transculturation') and John Hitchens interviewed Kay and his son Jeff (fantastic).

The books tell of Kay and Gwen's time in PNG from 1952 onward...get the books "Into the Heart of Papua New Guinea" and "Deeper into the Heart of Papua New Guinea". I am pictured with John's wife Ann Hitchens (I first met Ann in 2011 at CLTC in PNG).