Past Adventures
We spent 7 years living in Papua New Guinea working with a religious non-profit. Five of those years were spent deep in a jungle swamp, living among a remote, isolated tribal group. These are some of the posts that we wrote from that context!
Maggots and Gnats and Spiders, Oh My!
When I was in school I remember learning a few things about insects, and, at the time, it had seemed like the curriculum was fairly comprehensive. I learned that insects go from eggs to a larvae to a pupae to nymphs, and then finally reach adulthood. And, according to...
A New Way To Start A New Year
“We saw some of their bottoms, and we saw some of their boobies, but that’s OK, because it was their party and they can do that.” And, with these insightful words from our four year old, we began our new year. And what a beginning it was! This year, our village...
A Typical Morning
For those wondering what a normal morning looks like for us here in the jungle, this was today: My day started out with me being woken up by the sound of one of our children having diarrhea. Yes, you read that correctly, it wasn’t the child that woke me up, but the...
Helllloooo Jungle
We are not dead. I just thought I should probably clarify that before I went on to talk about anything else, since it seemed like some of you might have assumed otherwise, being as we moved out into the jungle two weeks ago and have neglected to contact the outside...
Ready To Move In!
We did it! Despite a genuine lack of food, a rather large bush fire, an army of hamster-sized spiders, and the ever-present ineptitude of the homeowner, we were finally able to bring our bush house up to a livable status! Yay! The building trip had a bit of a rocky...
Can We Build It? Yes, We…Maybe.
Two Americans, an Irishman, and a Kiwi* all get onto a chopper to head into the jungle. They have one bladder between them and not enough food for the week that they’ll be gone…It sounds like the beginning to a weird joke, doesn’t it? But it’s not. It’s my life....
‘Tis The Season
Christmas is two months away, and a few people have asked about packages lately, so we thought we’d put together a little Q & A informational for those who might be interested: Q: What is your mailing address? Seth and Rochelle Callahanc/o New Tribes MissionPO Box...
One Of The Hardest Things
Our boys love living in Papua New Guinea. They love climbing trees, making fires, eating pineapples, and riding in airplanes and helicopters. In their short little lives, they’ve already experienced many things that most American adults never have (or ever will)....
Wanpela Wik I Go Pinis
It’s hard to believe, but we’ve already been back in Papua New Guinea for one week now! Jet lag has pretty much worn off, though we still wake up a little early and are pretty well bushed by 8:30 PM. (Living in the tropics just tends to encourage an early bedtime for...