This first two weeks in Balimo have been really great as the team joined in with church and discipleship programs sharing to around 3100 people. Some highlights have been going to the local clinic and spending time with the patients there, sharing a drug and alcohol free message to 300 local high-school students. Another highlight for the team was finding two hover crafts that were used by the health centre to help the villages isolated by the surrounding mud and swamps.

After time spent in Balimo the team traveled to Awaba, a near by village, where the they will be based for five days. During their stay in Awaba they will be visiting and spending time in another six villages continuing to share about their experiences on DTS and the lessons they have learnt. They are also hoping to assess the needs of the villages they are visiting to see how we could partner with them in the future.

After four weeks in the Western Province the team is continuing to enjoy the PNG culture and are looking forward to making the most of their remaining three weeks.

The team arrived safely in Balimo today and have just spent some time walking through the community where they will be staying and connecting with the locals.

They are so excited, and encouraged to see a strong community where the churches are all working together and have been anticipating the team’s arrival. The team received a nice welcome as the plane landed on the grass runway, and they are staying in a church that finished building an extra room for the girls to stay in just last night.