I safely arrived at Kudjip Nazarene Hospital on Monday am the 17th. I stayed a night in Port Moresby because the flight leaving Australia was 2 hours late and I missed my connecting flight. Before I left I had been anxious about flying since I was going alone, but God provided. Phil 4:4-7 "Rejoice in the Lord always, I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your heart and your minds in Christ Jesus." I kept coming back to these verses knowing that the Lord was near and with me, and praying for my travel and thanking Him for what He had already done, and was given the peace I needed. It was a blessing in disguise as I was so tired and needed to sleep.
I was warmly greeted by the Comstocks at the airport and we briefly stopped at a market in Mt. Hagen. The photo of the boy is from that market. When I got to the hospital lots of the other missionaries came to my house to greet me. I had lunch with the McCoys, and dinner with the Dooleys. It is a blessing to now be apart of this Kudjip Hospital family. I am living in the above pictured house until mine gets repainted - sometime in the next few weeks. I am still trying to adjust to the time change, wanting to go to bed at 7pm here - so pray for this.
