28, March, 2013
Do we fully rely on
God?
How many times do we say that we are trusting in the Lord
for things? I am not so sure we really
mean that.
Just yesterday our faith has been tested in a different way
from the average person living in a developed country. Our airstrip was closed. So you understand what this airstrip means to
us I will explain. We have no roads
coming into Kaintiba other than those that people walk on. No cars can make it here. There are no roads to
any city or even a town. The only way
our family can get in and out is by airplane or helicopter. As for the helicopter we know it could be
done but have not made connections for that to happen.
Why did it close? It
is poorly maintained. We have been
trying to work on that but due to lack of money and manpower it is a slow
process. Every time we have gotten
problem areas filled in a plane comes in and blows out the work that was just
done. Yesterday two planes came in back
to back. The first one was Matt Allen a
missionary pilot. He is aware of the
airstrip and was able to land to the side and not hit the areas being
worked. The 2nd plane was a government charter. It was bigger and heavier and landed in the
weak spot of the airstrip. He almost got
stuck but managed to pull it through and get up to the top of the airstrip. Taking off you can get off the ground
before the problem areas so no worries there.
Matt had to come back yesterday after that. He had left some people here to come back
for. He told us he was closing the
airstrip for 2 weeks. My understanding
of that is that a pilot can call the head tower in Port Moresby and tell them
they want the airstrip closed. The
airstrip is then closed until it is reported that the problem has been taken
care of.
Yesterday we were
pretty down hearted about it all. I kept
thinking about full reliance on God. We
trust more in that airplane than God. God
has put us to where we only have Him!
We usually have cell phone service. That is often interrupted. The tower is in a remote area so when it has
a problem it can take it awhile to get service back. We can't even call anyone and ask them to
pray about this.
So how will I get this posted? I will wait a few days then if the network
doesn't come back on I (or my husband) will have to climb the mountain about
20- 30 minutes walk and get a different tower from the coast. Once again we have been put in a position to
fully rely on God.
Another thing is that Mark was planning to go out for a
supply run either this week Friday or next week when the plane came. Then
planning to bring the supplies back in on the 9th of April. So what are we doing now? We are asking God to show us what to
do. Many ideas have been discussed. We have no clear direction at this point so
we wait!
Some verses come to mind:
Isaiah 40:31
"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles;
they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint."
Philippians 4:19
"But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in
glory by Christ Jesus."
Luke 1:37 "For with God nothing shall be
impossible."
The situation may be resolved before this even gets posted
but it is just a little more about life in PNG!
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