Our trip so far has been relatively uneventful. The Gorillas they hire
for baggage handlers in this part of the world did manage do break Joe’s
suitcase. We think we can make it work until Namu where we plan to
leave enough things that will make it unnecessary.

When we landed on Kwajalein and were waiting for the ferry to Ebeye we
were met by Pastor Tommy, Ryan (principal of the SDA School on Ebeye),
and one of the teachers from Ebeye. We learned from them that the plane
we were to take tomorrow had broken down. They had already been looking
for alternatives just in case and were working on getting those plans in
place – fixing another boat – getting a boat headed to Majuro to stop
detour to Namu to drop us off – maybe other options. The breakdown of
this plane had also stranded Joanne, the Guam-Micronesia Mission (GMM)
Educational Superintendent, on another island. She had gone there to
visit instead of Namu because there were flights every couple days to
that island. She now understands island life in a new way… We go
news later in the afternoon that the plane has been repaired and will
fly to Namu tomorrow. Joanne will be on her way soon as well. We are
thankful for God’s timing as any further delay in repairing the plane
would have made our trip much more complicated – the plane to the Namu
atoll only goes once a week and we are relying on it for our
transportation to and from the atoll. From where the plane lands it’s a
13 mile boat ride to the island of Namu.