WUNDERLI WANDERINGS

We’re quickly approaching the end of our time in Scotland. The past few months have flown by as we've worked through endless to-do lists, both in our heads and on paper. Now, with suitcases taking over the living room, the move is starting to feel very real. To give you a brief update on the last couple of months: Simon did a three-week stint in Liberia at the end of February.   Amongst other things he was completing training with a new pilot who is now signed off and flying solo and serving the people of Liberia. 🥳 At the end of March Simon was preparing to fly a new caravan destined for PNG to a celebration in London.   This celebration marked 80 years of MAF and 50 years of PNG independence.   King Charles and other VIP’s were present at the event and I’m sure most of you reading this will have seen the photos and video on Facebook, Instagram and through MAF’s communications.   If not and you are interested let me know. After the event in London Simon flew th...

The beginning of 2025 has not been an easy one, marked by various tragic events in our MAF family. Please continue to pray for each family as they go through this time of grief and loss. Our hearts are heavy for them, but we pray they may continue to know God’s love, comfort and peace. Amid the sadness there was also joy as Joshua travelled from Australia to visit us here in Scotland for Christmas.   Joshua and Zara also had the fun opportunity to go snowboarding in Finland with MAF friends from their Uganda/Australia time.   They had a lot of fun together and I was glad I only heard some of the stories when they returned 😊 Amazing memories for them all and they are already talking about planning another trip sometime in the future It has been a busy time of travel for our family in recent months.   Two weeks ago, we travelled to Switzerland to say our goodbyes to Simon’s family and to share at Simon’s home church. More memories were made, and we were thankful for t...

  After two years in Scotland caring for Mum, we’re now preparing for the next chapter in our journey. These past years have been challenging but there have been many special moments too.   We are thankful that Mum has, for the most part, settled into the care home which has given us the opportunity to consider what is next.   As you can imagine making this decision hasn’t been easy but we believe it’s the right one for our family.   So, what is next for us? Simon and I have a heart to be back in a programme again but together.   For the past two years Simon has been doing fly in and fly out to Africa, but we both don’t want to do this long term.   After prayer and consultation with MAFI our plan is to move to Papua New Guinea in September 2025.   Simon will be a programme/training pilot and I will continue my role in People Care. Zara will also be leaving Scotland and will head back to Australia where she will pursue studies in veterinary nursin...

It’s been a while since I last posted an update, and a lot has happened in the meantime. As some of you know it has been almost two years since we returned to Scotland to help care for my Mum due to her dementia diagnosis. This has brought its fair share of challenges. Two months ago, things took another turn when Mum fell and broke her hip which resulted in surgery. It has been a whirlwind of activity since then, with two different hospital stays and plenty of ups and downs along the way. In consultation with medical professionals and extended family, we decided that moving Mum into a care home would be the best thing for her. Last week, we made the transition, and while it has been an emotional and challenging time for all of us, we know it's the right step for her care and well-being. The staff at the care home have been supportive and helpful so far, and Mum is slowly getting used to her new surroundings. It’s hard to see her go through this, but we are hopeful that this new ch...

In May we had the opportunity to go and celebrate Joshua turning 21.  It was so good to be with him and meet his friends, go to church and see where he lives.  I'm a few months late in posting but here are a few photos from our time together. On our way to church - a reminder of God's promise! The view from the apartment we were staying in thanks to friends :) Happy "12th" birthday J :) Fun night with friends It was a "Uganda" reunion at J and Talitha's birthday bash.  Who would have thought they would all meet up in Australia one day?       Me and my boy Thankful for these three (Zara, J and Georgia) Fun times with the family.