Monday (Map 1)
2 SIL missionaries and 1 teacher fly from Kiunga to Yehebi. The missionaries will be teaching a new course on the subject of „Teaching the Bible in an oral culture“.
3 nurses return to Rumginae after a vaccination campaign in Mougulu. 1 teacher is travelling with them to Kiunga.
2 patients and 2 guardians (relatives accompanying patients in order to support them during their stay at the hospital) return to their village near Honinabi after being treated in Rumginae. / A pastor from Honinabi and one from Suabi travel together with their wives to Yehebi to participate in the above mentioned course from SIL. / 2 teachers fly from Suabi to Kiunga.
Tuesday (Map 2, white route)
A patient returns from Rumginae to his village near Hesalibi. As the hospital is unable to help him any further, he returns home to die. A teacher flies from Kiunga to Somokopa.
The family of a Community Health Worker (CHW) return to Kiunga as he is being transferred to another Health Post. / 2 walk-on passengers would like to travel from Hesalibi to Dodomona. As this was not in the original plan, I do not have enough fuel to take them that far. However, I can take them to Fuma cutting their travel time in half (from 4 to 2 days). / A medical student from Ireland on an internship returns from an outstation visit in Fuma back to Rumginae. / I pick up 2 teachers at Suabi and drop them in Kiunga.
With the last round, high school students, general passengers, and cargo is brought to Debepari and a similar load back.
Thursday (Map 2, blue route)
1 medical student from PNG and medical supplies are flown from Rumginae to Mougulu. 4 general passenger board in Kiunga for Suabi.
1 general passenger flies from Tari to Suabi and another 3 to Kiunga. In addition we have office supplies for the MAF base in Kiunga, vegetables and eggs for the doctors and other missionaries in Rumginae, as well as Christian books on board. / In Suabi I pick-up 2 teachers for Kiunga.
Friday (Map 2, red route)
Due to a medical emergency the originally planned program has to be changed. A woman with birth complications has to travel from Lake Murray to Rumginae hospital. Fortunately, a flight to Lake Murray has already been scheduled for that day; so, we can just add an extra round to accommodate all passengers.
On the first round, 2 employees of a power company fly to Lake Murray. The patient, a guardian, a nurse, together with 2 general passengers travelled back to Kiunga.
On the second round, a family and cargo from a local bank (MicroFinance) fly to Lake Murray, and a government worker and more MicroFinance cargo to Obo. The family of a patient in Obo, as well as a church worker in Aiambak travel back to Kiunga.
The last round for the day is straight Lake Murray and back with 5 general passengers.
2 SIL missionaries and 1 teacher fly from Kiunga to Yehebi. The missionaries will be teaching a new course on the subject of „Teaching the Bible in an oral culture“.
3 nurses return to Rumginae after a vaccination campaign in Mougulu. 1 teacher is travelling with them to Kiunga.
2 patients and 2 guardians (relatives accompanying patients in order to support them during their stay at the hospital) return to their village near Honinabi after being treated in Rumginae. / A pastor from Honinabi and one from Suabi travel together with their wives to Yehebi to participate in the above mentioned course from SIL. / 2 teachers fly from Suabi to Kiunga.
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Tuesday (Map 2, white route)
A patient returns from Rumginae to his village near Hesalibi. As the hospital is unable to help him any further, he returns home to die. A teacher flies from Kiunga to Somokopa.
The family of a Community Health Worker (CHW) return to Kiunga as he is being transferred to another Health Post. / 2 walk-on passengers would like to travel from Hesalibi to Dodomona. As this was not in the original plan, I do not have enough fuel to take them that far. However, I can take them to Fuma cutting their travel time in half (from 4 to 2 days). / A medical student from Ireland on an internship returns from an outstation visit in Fuma back to Rumginae. / I pick up 2 teachers at Suabi and drop them in Kiunga.
With the last round, high school students, general passengers, and cargo is brought to Debepari and a similar load back.
Thursday (Map 2, blue route)
1 medical student from PNG and medical supplies are flown from Rumginae to Mougulu. 4 general passenger board in Kiunga for Suabi.
1 general passenger flies from Tari to Suabi and another 3 to Kiunga. In addition we have office supplies for the MAF base in Kiunga, vegetables and eggs for the doctors and other missionaries in Rumginae, as well as Christian books on board. / In Suabi I pick-up 2 teachers for Kiunga.
Friday (Map 2, red route)
Due to a medical emergency the originally planned program has to be changed. A woman with birth complications has to travel from Lake Murray to Rumginae hospital. Fortunately, a flight to Lake Murray has already been scheduled for that day; so, we can just add an extra round to accommodate all passengers.
On the first round, 2 employees of a power company fly to Lake Murray. The patient, a guardian, a nurse, together with 2 general passengers travelled back to Kiunga.
On the second round, a family and cargo from a local bank (MicroFinance) fly to Lake Murray, and a government worker and more MicroFinance cargo to Obo. The family of a patient in Obo, as well as a church worker in Aiambak travel back to Kiunga.
The last round for the day is straight Lake Murray and back with 5 general passengers.
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