The full moon setting over the ocean as seen from the house where Amy,  Emily and Grace were staying on our last night in Finschhafen. 

Dan and the circuit communicators working on gaining proficiency with their laptops.

I am writing this blog from the Lutheran guest house at ELCPNG headquarters in Lae. I thought it somehow fitting that our last night in Finschhafen should feature a full moon reflecting off a beautiful ocean on a still clear night.   Somehow that event seemed to express the moment quite well.  We were all sort of glowing with all of the fullness and delight of the past week,  a bit like that moon.   And yet,  the evening of our stay had arrived and our time with our Kotte CoSyns was essentially over.   The final day in Finschhafen had ended with a big meal with our hosts, speeches and the exchange of presents.  We just can't get used to the generosity and warmth of our PNG CoSyns.   Dan and Alex put in many hours wrestling with the inadequacies of the Internet signal for the sake of helping the circuit communicators uncover more of the secrets of their computers.   However,  they will tell you that the most rewarding part of their week was not the progress of the communicators with the computers,  but rather the growth in the relationships.  They became very close over the course of the week.  We caught the speedboat out of Finschhafen this morning and arrived in Lae about 12:30.  The first half of the ride was rough and rainy  while the second half was much sunnier and the seas quite calm.   Not a bad trip for a 15 foot speedboat.   We are spending tonight in Lae and leave for Sydney early tomorrow morning  (Wednesday).  We will spend a couple of days checking out Sydney,  and then fly out for the USA on Saturday.   We enjoyed a great meal and electricity at the guest house this evening.   We look forward to a hot shower and a good Internet connection tomorrow in Sydney.   Ando then, we look forward to getting back home to our loved ones even as we leave different loved ones behind in PNG.  God has been and continues to be good.   Gary
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