Time for an Update
Looking back, I see that I have only written three blog posts since school started in August. Sorry about that. Apparently, when you become a teacher, you enter some kind of time warp and the days go by much faster than they did before. Well, that means there’s lots to tell, so let’s get to […]
Big Name
A big name is a big deal in PNG. Giving someone a big name is like praising them, or affirming their status in the community. To “down” someone’s name is to slander them and hurt their reputation. Nobody likes that. In Pal, they say, “Muni ngongo epc toalogo.” (“We will make his name big.”) This […]
Growth and Change
Last month Chris took a short trip into the village to see how things were going. He was encouraged that, for the most part, things are carrying on fine. The community has plans to build a new church/school building with a tin roof, so Chris helped them organize the transport of the sheets of tin, […]
About
We are Chris and Maggie Hostetter and we are missionaries with New Tribes Mission and our calling is to bring the good news of Jesus Christ to the unreached peoples of Papua New Guinea. We have spent the last four years with the Pal people.