Hello Everyone! 

Things are still good. Yes, that is us in the hole. We are at 11 feet! The team worked hard today. It started out by bailing water from the hole since it had rained over the weekend. I (Meg) stayed for the morning and helped the Bennetts by entering some data into the computer for them. A mindless task that just takes time. The afternoon was again productive. Everyone worked hard. We got 4 feet dug today, and are optimistic that we will get the last five tomorrow. Joshua helped us again today. The highlight of the day was all of us climbing out without the ladder. The ladder was pulled up and we worked together as a team to help each other get out. We made a pyramid and Nathan climbed it to get out first. He then helped pull people up. Meg went next followed by Joshua. Then Bethany followed by Lisette. Steph got on Mark’s shoulders and was able to get out. Mark was then our sole teammate in the hole. Nathan laid down with Bethany on his legs. He could reach Mark’s hands. So he pulled Mark up just enough for Steph and Joshua to grab his arms and pull him out the rest of the way. I was on the other side of the hole getting the whole thing with the camera. Talk about teamwork. J

In the evening we played games with the Bennetts again.  They are such wonderful hosts! They taught us a game with dice and then we played the card game Scum. It was a good way to end a hard day off work. Well, we are off to bed because we have a full day ahead of us tomorrow. 

Love and Prayers, Meg for the PNG team