22 June 2006
Dear Friends and Family,

Hello from Melbourne, Australia!

Last time we wrote we were in the North of Scotland, but since then we have travelled many miles on route to Papua New Guinea – via Australia and stopping in America for a fantastic two week visit with our family in Kentucky.

Our time in the US was incredibly precious and full of special moments with family as we reconnected and grew in our relationships together. It was especially beautiful to see Rachel and Megan bond and make memories with their little nephew Isaac. We are so grateful to God for the time and we thank Him for it.

We survived a horrendous 30 hour trip that started in Austin, Texas (where we had a brief but very wonderful visit with the Owen family – precious friends from Lesotho days), LA – Honolulu-Auckland-Melbourne. We have been here in Melbourne for 5 days now and the cloud of jet lag is finally lifting and we are all starting to feel normal again. We thank God for safe travel. Please pray that God would continue to keep us safe as we plan to travel to Adelaide, Sydney and into northern Victoria to visit with our supporters.

It is wonderful to be with Kath and Kev (Narelle’s parents). The kids have delighted in waking Grandma and Poppa up early each morning, and the Grandparents are making the most of having their granddaughters close by to love. There is a fair bit of spoiling taking place! We will be staying with Narelle’s parents until we move to PNG – fortunately, they have a big house with plenty of space for us all.

Today (Thursday) our container with all our household goods from South Africa is being delivered, so we begin the process of unpacking, and repacking our things to go to PNG. We have been advised to ‘bring everything!’ It is hard some days not to be overwhelmed with all that has to be thought through and planned. Thank God with us that our container has arrived in good time. Please pray that God would give us wisdom and discernment as we shop and pack our containers for the next two years.

Continue to pray with us that our visa and work permits for PNG will be processed quickly. We hope to be in Mt Hagan by the end of August.

Please also pray that Rachel and Megan will be able to settle back into our home school program after a lovely month long break.

Thanks to each and every one of you who have supported us in prayer. We are so grateful and thankful to God for your partnership in our lives and work – we simply couldn’t do it without you all.
May God bless you as you have been such a blessing to us.

In love and thanks,
Narelle, Sandy, Rachel and Megan Wilson
Mission Aviation Fellowship