This is the blog for Gavin and Carrie Jones and family. We live in Papua New Guinea and are working to see lives transformed by the living Word of God through Bible translation. Gavin is a helicopter pilot. Carrie, who has her degree in Public Health, works in the lab at our busy rural clinic. Our son, Isaac, was born in 2004 and our quintuplets, Will, David, Marcie, Seth, and Grace, were born in 2012.

Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. The you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. Trust in the Lord with all you heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight. -Proverbs 3:3-6

Friday, June 13, 2014

The Jones 8 Have Arrived in Ukarumpa!

With incredible gratitude to God for His incredible care and grace and to all of you whom have prayed us here, we are overjoyed to say that we have arrived HOME!  We landed at Aiyura airstrip at 5:18 PM local time to quite a crowd of friends.  It has been amazing to see everyone again and overwhelming to see how much work that they have put into preparing for our arrival.

The kids did great with the crowd and are having a wonderful time checking out their new home. They were exhausted, so went to sleep quickly in their own beds.  We need to follow soon, since we have no idea if they will wake up during the night and we need lots of sleep.

Needless to say, there are a lot of details, pictures, and videos that we will share in the coming days about our trip and arrival.  For now, just know we are safely home!

Our love to all!

Gavin

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10 comments:

  1. LizJune 13, 2014 at 6:07 AM

    Thanking the Lord this morning for your safe trip! It has been such a blessing to follow your story and we praise God for His care for your babies. We live in Alabama and are friends of Jeff and Mary Beth Johnson. We will keep following your blog and praying!

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  2. ByNanasHandsJune 13, 2014 at 7:19 AM

    Prayers answered once again! You are all home and safe. Thank you SO much for the mini update, I had not expected to hear from you guys for a few days. Glad your home....now comes everyone adapting to the new timezone and getting that container unpacked and settling in! Enjoy your first days home....so happy for you. :)

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  3. NaomiJune 13, 2014 at 8:33 AM

    Thank you for updating on arrival. Praying for everyone as you get settled in, that God sends an extra measure of grace and peace for all that needs to get done. Sending hugs to the kids from Naomi & Megan :)

    P.S. Megan liked the photo of Isaac with the gum :)

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  4. UnknownJune 13, 2014 at 8:53 AM

    So happy to hear!! Hope the kids sleep great!

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  5. The Egan FamilyJune 13, 2014 at 10:08 AM

    Praise God! What an exciting day!

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  6. cjJune 13, 2014 at 10:57 AM

    Thank you Lord.

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  7. HookedonclayJune 13, 2014 at 3:39 PM

    Horray!!!!!!!! Thinking and praying for you in this transitional time. God bless you all! Beth

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  8. Our StoryJune 13, 2014 at 4:28 PM

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  9. Our StoryJune 13, 2014 at 4:29 PM

    Welcome back to PNG -
    Judy Vander Ploeg

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  10. UnknownJune 14, 2014 at 5:05 PM

    AMEN !!!!

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