Honiara Except for the residue of sunset on the western horizon, it was dark when we arrived in Honiara. It had been raining earlier in the day, so it felt extra muggy as we exited the plane. The high humidity feels like you are walking into a greenhouse. Honiara does not have jetways. Instead, passengers […]
The flight to Dubai was uneventful. It was nice to be able stretch out across 3 seats and get some sleep. When we arrived in Dubai, we found the Emirates desk, where they provided vouchers for a nearby hotel, which included a free meal. After a short wait, a van took us to the very […]
The hardest good-byes The gift of a hotel room near the airport for the last 2 nights in Dallas made it easier to store our bed and wash our bed linens, etc. We did our final repacking of our bags on Wednesday night, being sure that we both had clothes in all 3 bags in […]
February 3 On January 7th we learned we had been granted permission to re-enter the Solomon Islands on a repatriation flight. The Solomon Islands remains closed to regular commercial flights, so at the moment, these special flights are the only way to enter the country. Then we learned the next flight was on February 7th […]
Things are moving ahead with our plans to return to the Solomons. You can read about where we are this week in our latest newsletter by reading below or clicking here: Progress Report Since we sent out this letter, we have received about 1/3 of the funds needed to cover our ‘launch’ fund. Thank […]
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Matzke Messenger – Ahhh, fall has arrived!
May 2020 We feel like we have been becalmed in the doldrums and waiting for the wind to come up again. Read our latest news here: Matzke Mission – Becalmed
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It’s November and we are giving thanks to God for good news in a couple of areas in our ministry. Click here to read our latest news: Thankful!
