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Mamusi church leaders had sent word that 2 of their villages had been hit hard by rain and landslides. As through a miracle no lives were lost in the mud slides. Leiders van de Mamusi gemeenten stuurden ons het bericht dat twee van hun dorpen zwaar waren getroffen door regen en aardverschuivingen. Het is een […]

On our trip into the Ivanga tribe we traveled, by 16 footer, up to where the river got too shallow. Vanuit Aria reisde wij naar Ivanga in een 5 meter lange boot, totdat de rivier te ondiep werd om verder te varen. . . . . . . . Some of the Aria people came […]

On Sept 16th Papua New Guinea celebrates its 36th year of Independence. Congratulations PNG! / Op 16 sept. viert Papoea Nieuw Guinea haar 36ste jaar van onafhankelijkheid. Gefeliciteerd PNG! As we did our shopping we found a lot of decorations all through town, like flags, flowers and banners. There also were again the traditional dressed […]

This time we want to remember Kulau, one of our most faithful believers, neighbor, village father and friend, who went to be with the Lord last month. Koelau heeft ons verlaten en is naar de Heer gegaan. Hij was één van de meest getrouwe gelovigen, onze buurman, dorps vader en vriend. When he heard the […]

Christ’s people in N. Ireland have given and send English Bibles to Papua New Guinea to be given to any of our brothers and sisters who use English as a second or third language. Mensen die aan Christus toebehoren, hebben Engelse Bijbels gegeven en verstuurd naar Papoea Nieuw Guinea om te geven aan onze broeders […]

Triggered by the 8.9 earthquake in Japan, waves started traveling down the Pacific ocean, toward the north coast of our island. Opgezweept door de 8.9 aardbeving in Japan, begonnen de golven aan hun lange reis door de Stille Oceaan, naar de noordkust van ons eiland. As we monitored the situation to see how we were […]

As one of the jobs we got to do as “tribal church assistant” we were able to help Bila and his family. Their little daughter Korate had clubfeet and came from days hike deep in the jungle to get her feet operated on in the Hospital. De gemeente dienen betekent voor ons ook dat wij […]

After rehabilitation Baulus was ready to return home. He flew with our Cessna 206 to an airstrip in the area. Other missionaries helped him by taking him by car part way up the road. Family and church members met him to carry him and his wheelchair up to the village. Na instructies en oefening om […]

Kaulus spine fracture has healed and he has started rehabilitation. We were pleased to see him pull himself up on the bars at the side of his bed. Kaulus gebroken ruggenwervel is weer vastgegroeid en het was zo goed te zien hoe hij zichzelf aan de leuning van zijn bed op kon trekken. The Physiotherapist […]

In one of the remote areas of our island, Kaulus climbed one of the enormous Breadfruit trees. A tree which towered 90 feet above the small bush huts of the village. In een afgelegen gebied van ons eiland klimt Kaulus een van de reusachtige Broodvrucht bomen. De reus steekt wel 30 meter boven de hutjes […]