Here we are at the Chapel on Sunday having a farewell for Ken who they still call Kevin!!! We had taken pizzas, cokes and a huge cake covered in rather garish icing as a thank you to them. But they had also organised some food! We were rather taken back to receive two presents, a huge tray in local weave and up to now I hadn't bought one as I hadn't seen one that I liked and this is lovely and came with coasters. Ken's gift was a carving and is the best I've see...

Amazing what can happen in a week! Last Monday we came back to the office and met with Karen the Country Director. By Thursday we heard that VSO London wouldn't agree to her proposal. Thursday afternoon and young lady bumped into Ken when he was out walking and asked to see the car! She offered the price that we wanted before even getting in it! She took it for a drive and the next day took Ken's bank details and the money was in the account the next day!! On Su...

Amazing what can happen in a week! Last Monday we came back to the office and met with Karen the Country Director. By Thursday we heard that VSO London wouldn't agree to her proposal. Thursday afternoon and young lady bumped into Ken when he was out walking and asked to see the car! She took it for a drive, offered him the amount we were going to ask for it! She is Australian and so she wanted to ask advice from home and offered us in AU$ exactly the equivalent w...

Morning from this lovely sunny place!!! Shame that we're missing the snow but glad not to be cold!! After various meetings and emails with London they will not agree to let Ken stay as he is seen to be an insurance risk. We had hoped that they would let him stay as a non volunteer but no. We know that if our first Doctor had written the final report it would have been different but he was on holiday until 4 January and we didn't feel we should wait to see him as ...

Here is Ken on our Anniversary! The other two pictures [in the folder 44th Anniversary]are of a lady fishing and then walking along the sea shore on the black sand. News to date is that we had a 5.7 earthquake the centre of which was 10 kms south of Madang!!! It certainly shook the house I can tell you!! Sounded like a washing machine when the towels aren't loaded correctly!!! I ran indoors thinking what have I left working [washing machine is out the back in th...