Karl and Kristen Nielsen Just another weblog 
We had the opportunity to spend the weekend at another NTM campus just a few miles up the road from where we are located.
The purpose of the weekend was to become a little bit more oriented with the goals of NTM PNG and to get to know other missionaries who are fairly new to the field. 
We loaded up our luggage and ourselves onto a canvas covered truck – known as a PMV (public motor vehicle) and proceeded on a very bumpy ride to our destination. Our kids thought the ride was great and would prefer we travel that way all of the time. When we arrived ,we were directed to our cabins which were made of “pit-pit” walls (a woven bamboo type material) and consisted of 2 sets of bunk beds and not much else. The accommodations were about as close to camping as Kristen would like to get! 
Despite the fact that she couldn’t dry her hair all weekend which would normally make her very crabby, we all had a wonderful time. We had the opportunity to listen to several veteran missionaries speak on a variety of subjects and had many opportunities to talk to them one on one. There was also plenty of time for games, great conversations, and naps throughout the weekend and we were grateful for a time of rest and refreshment.
This particular campus of NTM runs programs for college age students three or four different times a year.
The sessions last for about six weeks each and the goal of the program is to give students a real picture of what full time missions looks like. There is a wonderful video and more information about this particular program at www.ntm.org/video/
