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Dear Friends,
I know some of you are especially concerned about and interested in our daughter Hannah, so I thought I'd let you know how she's doing. Thankfully, she hasn't had any major difficulties in adjusting to Papua New Guinea. She's growing fast. Her hair is a little curly, so I did not realize how long it was getting, but I saw it wet tonight and it was hanging below her shoulders. She is learning skills that most American children learn, including speed-toddling, climbing on chairs, and saying, "No." She learned to blow through a whistle the other day. That was wonderful for about two minutes. Today she helped Diane put the clean laundry in the basket (which shows Diane's patience since most of it touched the floor in the process).
She is also having some experiences that she would not have had in America. We took her out in a dinghy recently on the way to a nearby island. We watched her to see if she was going to cry or get sea-sick, but all she did was giggle. She fits in well with the people here, and I think she'd like to "go native" if it meant she could go without clothes like the other little kids do. However, she has experienced one major cross-cultural misunderstanding. A lady in the village looked at her Winnie-the-Pooh shirt and said, "Polo," which you may remember means "pig." This is an understandable mistake, since the lady had probably never seen even a picture of a bear. Maybe that's why Hannah forgave her so quickly.
Please pray that we will bring Hannah up in the right way, and pray for her continued health and happiness. And don't forget to see her attached picture! I am grateful for all of her supporters.
Marcus Reese, with Diane and Hannah
Hannah in a canoe
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