Hi, this is Jen Browning and after what seemed like endless hours in the sky, we have arrived in PNG. It was easy to pass through customs, collect our luggage and get ready for our next short flight without thinking about how much God had his hand over our travels and all the details. All of our flights were on time, all our luggage made it over with us, we were moved through customs without any questions, with the only hold up being the wait in line to get our visas. We are so thankful for God’s provision.

We arrived at the New Tribes Highlands Support Center on Sunday around noon and were welcomed here by several families who set us up in a great house with food and a free afternoon which allowed for a much needed nap and shower. We are here for about 4 days before we head to Interface, our camp location. For meals we are divided up between different houses and are able to get to know several families. This has been a highlight for me so far. Last night a couple of us had the opportunity to have dinner with a family from Simi Valley, who are doing tribal work and church planting here in PNG. Hearing their stories got me excited about our upcoming trip to a village. New Tribes has offered to fly us to a village and see the tribal work that is going on. This particular village heard the gospel for the first time this past spring and have some new believers. What a privilege it will be to meet them.

Camp starts at the end of the week and it’s fun to see the excitement on the students faces. As we have talked with students the sentiments are all the same, they are looking forward to camp and are excited to have us here. It’s been great to have a few days here to gain a better understanding of the world these students have grown up in. It’s easy to look at how different their life experiences have been compared to students in the states, but we have been reminded that they are still high school students who have a lot of the challenges and struggles and we have the incredible opportunity to come along side them and encourage them. Continue to pray for camp this weekend and that both the students and us would be open to what God wants to teach us.