VOLUME 3; 6 JUNE 1980

DEAR BRETHREN;

WHAT CAN WE SAY, HUH? SHORT

AS WE SEND THIS REPORT OUT WE HAVE LESS THAN 3 WEEKS LEFT BEFORE WE LEAVE HOME HERE. (BY THE TIME SOME OF YOU RECEIVE THIS REPORT WE WILL BE THERE LOOKING YOU IN THE EYE.)
JUNE 24- WE DEPART PNG FOR HONOLULU.
JUNE 23- WE LAND HAWAII, SPEND ONE NIGHT
JUNE 24- LEAVE HAWAII, TO CHICAGO TO LOUISVILLE ARRIVE 25th

EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE BEEN SHIFTING OUR TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES EVERYTHING ELSE KEEPS -ON-TRUCKING. PRINTING STILL GOES ON AND THE BUSES KEEP BREAKING DOWN. ALL THIS ON TOP OF TRYING TO WRAP THINGS UP AND PACKING UP.
"All aboard"- loading up for their return trip home.

DURING THE MONTH OF MAY A WEEKEND RETREAT WAS HOSTED BY THE GOROKA CONGREGATION FOR ENGLISH SPEAKERS. THERE WERE 96 IN ATTENDANCE. THE RETREAT WAS HELD AT THE BOY SCOUT CAMP SOME 15 MILES OUTSIDE OF GOROKA.

THIS NECESSITATED USING ALL All THREE OF OUR BUSES TO TRANSPORT THOSE WHO ATTENDED. WE HAD A PERFECT RECORD: ALL THREE HAD TROUBLE. ALL THREE HAD ONE FLAT TIRE EACH; THE CARBURETOR STUCK ON ONE FLOODING THE ENGINE, ONE ENGINE THREW #4 BEARING AND CONNECTING ROD THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE, THIS ALLOWING THE ENGINE OIL TO FLOW OUT AND OVER ONTO THE EXHAUST PRODUCING NO FIRE BUT SCADS OF BLACK SMOKE. (BELIEVE IT OR NOT THE ENGINE STILL RAN ON THE REMAINING THREE CYLINDERS, A LITTLE ROUGH BUT IT RAN.) THE CONGREGATION PAID $600 FOR A USED ENGINE WHICH I REPLACED BEFORE THURSDAY EVENING SERVICES.

THE MAJORITY OF THE RETREAT ATTENDORS WERE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THIS WEEKEND RESULTED IN 2 BAPTISMS AND 3 RESTORATIONS WITH NUMEROUS CONTACTS FOR FURTHER STUDIES.

SO FAR THIS YEAR HERE IN GOROKA WE HAVE HAD 27 BAPTISMS AND 41 RESTORATIONS.

DURING MAY KATHY AND I BEGAN A WEDS NIGHT CLASS IN OUR HOME COVERING I & II PETER IN ENGLISH. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING SOME OF THE GUYS I PLAY BASKETBALL WITH IN ATTENDANCE. IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY PEOPLE AROUND GOROKA HAIL US ON THE STREET HAVING SEEN US AT BASKETBALL OR KATHY AT BROWNIES. FRAN JOHNSON AND HER GIRLS (WHO LEAVE JUNE 12) GO WITH US TO THE GAMES AND HELP CHEER US TO VICTORY. THIS WEEK WAS OUR FIRST LOSS OF THE SEASON. WE LOST 28-27. WE CAME UP FROM A 9 POINT DEFICIT WITH 5 MINS TO GO WITH 20 SECS THE REFEREE CALLED A FOUL ON A BLOCKED BALL AGAINST US. (YOU SAY "SOUR GRAPES" BUT YOU DIDN'T SEE THE OBVIOUS NO-FOUL.) THE OTHER TEAMS HAVE ASKED ME TO REFEREE MORE BECAUSE I'M IMPARTIAL AND FAIR. WE PLAY OUR GAMES ON A CEMENT FLOOR AND MY VIETNAM KNEES REALLY ACHE AFTER SOME GAMES.. SO NEXT TIME AROUND I MAY COACH AND REFEREE INSTEAD OF PLAYING.

AGAIN OUR ASSOCIATION WITH THESE GUYS HAS BROUGHT US NUMEROUS CONTACTS WITH FELLOWS WE WOULD OTHERWISE NOT KNOW. IN FACT, ONE OF THE GIRLS TEAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY WAS ASKING IF I WOULD COACH THEM.

NO STICK DOWNS (STAMPS) IN GOROKA THIS MONDAY

LAST MONDAY I WENT DOWN TO THE POST OFFICE TO MAIL A LETTER: "Sorry the fellow with the key to the safe has gone to

TIDBITS FROM TERASA:

BOY I CAN HARDLY WAIT TO GET BACK TO A-MER-EE-KA. I HAVE SAVED UP ENOUGH TO GET ME SOME ROLLER SKATES WHEN I GET THERE. IT IS SAD THOUGH TOO BECAUSE I HAVE TO LEAVE ALL MY SCHOOL FRIENDS BEHIND FOR 7 MONTHS. I WILL BE FINISHING MY GRADE 3 FROM HERE BY MAIL. WE GO TO SCHOOL HERE DURING JULY AND AUGUST AND HAVE OUR SUMMER HOLIDAY IN DEC & JAN. LOOK OUT GRANNY HERE I COME.

JOTS FROM JASON:

I  W  A N T  T 0  C  0  M  E   B A C K  T 0  A  M  E  R  EE   KA  T 0  B  U  Y  S 0 M E  S  M  A L  L   C A R S .(WHILE SOME PEOPLE SET RECORDS SPEED TALKING JASON DRAWS HIS WORDS OUT-ed.) JASON HAS NO REAL CONCEPT OF THE STATES. HE THINKS OF IT AS THE LAND OF THE BIG BX WITH ENDLESS MCDONALD'S AND PIZZA HUTS WITH RIVERS OF DR PEPPER (IT'S TRUE ISN'T IT ??) HE JUST KNOWS THAT TEXAS IS FULL OF COWBOYS AND INDIANS.

OUR RETURN AIRFARES WERE MORE THAN WE ANTICIPATED DUE TO A FAST DROP IN THE AMERICA DOLLAR OVERSEAS. WITHIN 48 hrs IT COST US OVER $170 MORE FOR OUR TICKETS. IF YOU CAN SHARE IN OUR RETURN FARE EXPENSES PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRIBUTION IN TODAY TO:
NEW GUINEA TRAVEL FUND
NORTHSIDE CHURCH OF CHRIST
2510 HIGHWAY 62 J
JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA 47130

MAY GOD CONTINUE TO RICHLY BLESS YOU. UNTIL WE SEE YOU SOON

IN CHRISTIAN LOVE

the Huffs