{"id":1609,"date":"2010-07-10T21:18:56","date_gmt":"2010-07-10T11:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bart-allen\/?p=1609"},"modified":"2010-07-10T21:18:56","modified_gmt":"2010-07-10T11:18:56","slug":"life-in-png-a-different-kind-of-church-potluck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bart-allen\/2010\/07\/10\/life-in-png-a-different-kind-of-church-potluck\/","title":{"rendered":"Life in PNG – A Different Kind of Church Potluck"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Bart<\/a>
Bart enjoying lunch with Rison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Maybe you call it something different – tureen dinner, carry-in, fellowship meal, potluck…\u00a0 Whatever you call it, we think of a church potluck as a time to get together with friends and share food and fellowship.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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On our last Sunday in the Simbari tribe, we got to participate in a church potluck that was WAY different than anything we had ever experienced before.\u00a0 As with our previous post about the mumu, the best way for you to experience this is through pictures (besides being there, of course)!<\/p>\n

Early that Sunday morning before church, a bunch of people got the mumu going.\u00a0 (If you’re not sure about what a mumu even is, click here to read our previous post<\/a><\/strong>.) \u00a0 Everyone had contributed greens and vegetables – several kind of sweet potatoes, taro, pumpkin – to be cooked and shared.\u00a0 Our family and the other missionary family contributed bags of rice and noodles (which are a real treat for the people).<\/p>\n

\"Thanking<\/a>
Thanking God for the food<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After church, everyone went home to get their plates and then we met for lunch.\u00a0 It was a big crowd because believers from the church plant about an hour’s hike away had joined us for the day.<\/p>\n

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\"The<\/a>
The food is ready<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The ladies getting ready to serve<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Kids<\/a>
Kids go first<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Adults<\/a>
Adults next<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Enjoying<\/a>
Busy eating lunch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In case you didn’t get a good look at the food, here are a few close-ups!
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\"How's<\/a>
How's this for a serving dish?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"With<\/a>
With a little salt, it tasted very delicious!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Still<\/a>
Still a little left for seconds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Next time you have a potluck at your church, remember the believers in the mountains of PNG who love to fellowship with each other.\u00a0 Their fellowship just looks (and tastes) a little different!! <\/strong><\/p>\n

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