I arrived in Palau last Tuesday night. On this trip Harald Gorges, area director for Micronesia of Liebenzell Mission and Brandon Buie were with me. After Rob Watt our PIBC Teaching Facility Coordinator picked us up at the airport we headed to his apartment and talked a while before we went to bed. The TF students decided that a morning class would be better for them. One of the students took a week off from her job to attend the intensive sessions of the Genesis class. We met from 9-11 each morning. After the first class, a PIBC alumni lunch was held at the Arirang Restaurant in Koror. Attendees included Daisy Ulitch 2004 (principal of Bethania High School), Hedrick Kual 2005 (assistant pastor at the Koror Evangelical Church, Jonathan Tamag 2006 (counselor at the Yap Hospital, Merong Hideoshi Dec. 2007 (PEC church worker) Mino Fagular (missionary with the MV Hana), Estly 2002 (PEC worker).
It was great to see them, find out what they are doing and have an opportunity to talk about what God is doing at PIBC.
That evening we had a get together with the current PIBC Palau students. It turned out to be a surprise party for me. I was really touched that the students put that together. One of the students, Dodger Kumangai who was also my student at Emmaus 85-88 and is an elementary school teacher even had his class make birthday cards for me. Brandon Buie also had a chance to share his Ialethia teaching materials with the students. After eating ice cream and cake we were ready to head out to dinner.
We had dinner with Billy Kuartei, my former principal at Emmaus High School when I taught there in the 1980's, now chief of staff for the president of Palau, and a board member of PIBC. It was great to get caught up on what is going on in each other's lives and get an insider's view of what is happening in Palau. We also took some time to plan the upcoming PIBC board meeting which will take place in Palau this June along with the Palau Gospel Days, celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Gospel coming to Palau.
I arrived in Palau last Tuesday night. On this trip Harald Gorges, area director for Micronesia of Liebenzell Mission and Brandon Buie were with me. After Rob Watt our PIBC Teaching Facility Coordinator picked us up at the airport we headed to his apartment and talked a while before we went to bed. The TF students decided that a morning class would be better for them. One of the students took a week off from her job to attend the intensive sessions of the Genesis class. We met from 9-11 each morning. After the first class, a PIBC alumni lunch was held at the Arirang Restaurant in Koror. Attendees included Daisy Ulitch 2004 (principal of Bethania High School), Hedrick Kual 2005 (assistant pastor at the Koror Evangelical Church, Jonathan Tamag 2006 (counselor at the Yap Hospital, Merong Hideoshi Dec. 2007 (PEC church worker) Mino Fagular (missionary with the MV Hana), Estly 2002 (PEC worker). 
It was great to see them, find out what they are doing and have an opportunity to talk about what God is doing at PIBC.
That evening we had a get together with the current PIBC Palau students. It turned out to be a surprise party for me. I was really touched that the students put that together. One of the students, Dodger Kumangai who was also my student at Emmaus 85-88 and is an elementary school teacher even had his class make birthday cards for me. Brandon Buie also had a chance to share his Ialethia teaching materials with the students. After eating ice cream and cake we were ready to head out to dinner.
We had dinner with Billy Kuartei, my former principal at Emmaus High School when I taught there in the 1980's, now chief of staff for the president of Palau, and a board member of PIBC. It was great to get caught up on what is going on in each other's lives and get an insider's view of what is happening in Palau. We also took some time to plan the upcoming PIBC board meeting which will take place in Palau this June along with the Palau Gospel Days, celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Gospel coming to Palau.
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