Preparation

I don't know if you have ever noticed, but God has funny ways of preparing us for the different things He has for us to do.

I have been noticing this alot lately, not only has He been preparing me spiritually to go back to Papua New Guinea, but He has also been preparing me physically.

First thing was moving me to the south, so that I could get use to humidity again.  It hasn't been too bad so far, but it's not humid all the time either like it will be in PNG.

Second is getting use to alot of rain.  This past spring and the beginning part of the summer we had alot of rain that resulted in alot of flooding and there were many times that I had to be out in it to walk to church or work.  I became very good at planning ahead just in case it would rain and always bringing my umbrella with me.

Finally, most recently is dealing with mosquitoes.  Because of all the rain, we have had alot of mosquitoes.  The last couple of days I think there has been one that is trapped in my room and at night it thinks it needs to eat me alive, as you can hopefully see from the picture below of my leg.  I think I might need to start practicing what it's like to have to sleep with a mosquito net all the time.

If nothing else this preparation has helped me know what I need to pack for PNG when that times comes.  On the top of my list right now is a mosquito net, insect repellent, itch cream for insect bites and an umbrella, we'll figure ever thing else out later.