Where in the world?

Where is the mysterious land of Papua New Guinea?  This is a common question that people have when we tell them that we are going to PNG as missionaries.  Papua New Guinea is just above the NE corner of Australia.

Some fun facts about the distance to Papua New Guinea:

• Distance from Gilbert, AZ to Madang:  7141miles
• That's 172,373,233 toothpicks lengthwise
• Or...  37,704,480 pieces of spagetti lengthwise
• Or...  13,001,544 steps if you were able to walk
• Or...  4,713,330 standard 8ft 2x4's lengthwise
• Or...  2,231,034 Honda Odysseys

So, the next time a person asks you how far away Papua New Guinea is from Gilbert, just tell them is 172,373,233 toothpicks away!