This is the youngest child staying in Harapan Baru - the New Hope Orphanage in Kupang, West Timor. I recently returned from a two week trip to West Timor, as part of a Wings To Work trip to spend some time at the New Hope Home, and the nearby Elpida school. It was a fantastic trip, and it was great to spend time with the children at the home and at the school, attend church with the locals, and visit some nearby mission posts.

While I didn't do any travel in the first part of the year, since the beginning of June it has been a bit hectic:

• two weeks in India at the beginning of June (business trip)
• one week in South Australia in July (business trip)
• three weeks in Canada from end of July to mid August (business trip)
• one week on a school camp at the beginning of September (personal trip)
• two weeks in West Timor at the end of September (personal trip)

As a result of this travel in the last four months, I have not been able to publish many posts on my blog. I don't have any travel planned for the remainder of the year, but work-related travel is often not planned in advance, and happens with relatively short notice.

I am hoping to publish some more posts in the Understanding Your Camera series in the coming months, as well as post more photos from my travels.




Some of these photos, and others from the Wings To Work 2014 trip to West Timor, can be purchased in a variety of print options. For details, have a look at New Hope's RedBubble account.
Funds raised will go to Phase 2 of the Elpida School development.