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

Thursday, July 29, 2021

Summertime, and the living was easy (and fun!)

It's a joy to live on a beautiful, rugged island in the Pacific Ocean. Although we're in the Southern Hemisphere and should think of this time of year as "winter," we still call it summer break. Old habits die hard.

We drove to the beach and swam in a pool back in June:
Chicken fights between Will and David on Kori's shoulders and Marcie and Seth on Isaac's shoulders!

David loves hamburgers, and we all love eating by the water with palm trees.
We took a boat ride to a nearby tiny island.
We drank a lot of soda. (Marcie) It was hot there!
A gorgeous location for photos, but I think this was a former WWII battery.
If I recall correctly, there used to be gun mounts and stone walls to hide behind.

A friend of Isaac's explains storm clouds to Will. 



The kids loved kayaking in the bay!
Seth at our "campout" just down the hill from our house
Special friends, then and now, at the town nearby



And now everyone is happily back to school, but we sure enjoyed our fun "summertime" as a family! Thanks to the Lord for His kindness and provision of the rest and recharge we needed!

Gavin, Carrie, Isaac, Will, David, Marcie, Seth, & Grace Jones

Gavin, Carrie, Isaac, Will, David, Marcie, Seth, & Grace Jones

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