Amee & Roland Brandt Recollections: Recent Episodes
Sam Brandt
episode 10 discusses Amee work in healthcare and the arrival of Carolyn to Omkolai. episode 7 is a conversation they had with grandkids Amee and Frederick and answering their questions about life in PNG
Christmas continued - presents for Christmas - buying from trade store - Christmas cheer - indoor plumbing - refrigerator washing machine and then electricity - Mary goes to school at St Peters - results of shots and other medical care - education - Tutumang at Omkolai - traveling to US - 69 Mark comes to visit NG - Mark’s education - going back to KLS - how Roland found the brick machine
brick making - classroom and Church - Carolyn comes - decisions on pictures to include in book
How they lived - paying cash - Amee goes to Zahl - and Dad goes to SIL - birth of Jennie - back to US - big baptisms - building the airstrip - birth of Sam - shopping in Madang - enlarging the airstrip - letter writing - birth of Lois - going to KLS for baptism - moving into permanent house - Christmas as Omkolai
Amee in SF - summer 53 Roland takes class at SIL in ND - discuss translating - living in MSP - discussing birth orders - eating and food at Omkolai
Omkolai - conference at Baitabag meeting up with Diemers they take Mary with them - birth of Fred at the guest house in Madang - Rita delivers him - birth of Mark - Dr. Hoopman delivers him
Tom’s birth - Butaweng - all the various people there - celebrating Mary’s birthday - talking about the Kaiser method of conversion - going to Omkolai - starting the saw crews
Roland going on a circuit trip from Kerowagi - Amee baby clinic - other medical care - first case of leprosy - Amee gets an ulcer
Amee living in ND with her Dad- Roland in NG. Birth of Mary - beginning of trip to NG for Amee. Arriving in NG - Kerowagi. Daily life - radio - records
Roland in SF, traveling to PNG, canoe trip with Fred S, going to Kerowagi, learning language, stories of the German missionary evacuation
Roland talking about Grace (he was 5 years old), Pastor Fred from Germany - his influence on him, teachers, creamery, depression
Amee mother dying, she and Herma, baby Willie, father going to work in Red River valley, speaking competition, Bernadine dying, Herma makes her 2 dresses for graduation
Mom quits her job to get married, the wedding, the group going to PNG, Mom why she wants to be missionary, Amee teaching