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Here's one of the first updates from OE.  I will forward these to you unless you don't want them.  And I'll also try to fill in some details that you wouldn't otherwise know.  Thanks for praying.

Hello from Pogapa.  Everyone made it in by 10 AM.  We are all together and we are all well.  Thanks to the pilots who flew us in and thank you to the families that hosted us in Timika and Nabire

​ (If you look at the map of Pogapa that I sent in the last email, you will see Timika and Nabire in close proximity to Pogapa.  These are bigger towns that have paved airports that can handle large commercial airliners.  Groups flew there from Sentani on commercial jets and then were ferried in on MAFs smaller planes)​

.  Thanks be to God for the good weather which allowed everyone to be flown in. 

​(Weather is a major factor when flying into remote villages.  Clouds often move in every day and make flying either dangerous or impossible)​

The group that flew to Nabire yesterday spent the afternoon cleaning garbage from the beach and around the MAF base.  They then did an HIV/AIDS presentation.  It was very encouraging to have the people request that they do the presentation again.  Plans are being made to do another presentation when they pass through there next week!

​This is a photo taken by the MAF pilot of his daughter as she arrived in Pogapa.  The man on the right in the blue shirt is John Cutts.  He is hosting OE this year.  He grew up in this village.

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Arriving in Pogapa the planes were met with dancing and smiling friends.  The kids have great attitudes and will be working hard.  This evening we will have a talk from Dan Wisley

​ (Dan Wisley is the Bible teacher who will be speaking at the daily meetings with the kids)​