Some International Food Fun

#sigosherts Sometimes living within walking distance of one of the loudest hotels in town has its benefits! Today we walked to the Pacific Crown Hotel (PCH) for their annual International Food Festival, and tried some fun and interesting foods. Some were hot 🌶️ and some were different 😝 but it was so fun to try …

Deliveries and Errands

#sigosherts Yesterday was an eventful day. 🥰✝️🙏🏻 The morning was spent finishing up school for the week (one week left until Christmas break 🤗) and then our shipment arrived, clearing customs and all the hoops that have to be jumped through for that to work. I wanted just a few small things for the kids …

Making Pudding

#sigosherts “Pudding” is one of the most delicious parts about living in the Solomon Islands! 🇸🇧 🏝️ For the SITAG Christmas party, I decided to make some. It is quite labor intensive, but so worth it! For those who have never heard of it or ever tried it, it has the consistency of the mix …

Lending a Helping Hand

#sigosherts Today a friend who works in Malita (the next island over) asked me if I could be her legs and get her some much needed medicine for a patient with a serious diabetic ulcer. I praised the Lord that I was free and actually already heading to town! It worked out perfectly. What was …

“Summer” break is in full swing for the Goshert Academy kids

#sigosherts #summer2024 The 2023-2024 school year came to an end May 31st, and just in time for the Japanese Festival! We had a special focus on geography this year, so I was thrilled when I heard about this festival taking place the Saturday after school let out for the “summer”. I took Andrew, Anna, and …

A lot to catch up on

Buckle your seat belts and get ready for a nice update. They days have just been flying by and don’t look that different from day to day, which makes knowing what to blog about a little difficult. But I think we’ve got some interesting things to share from the past 10 months. This past school …