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How do you get to a wedding?

August 25, 2018 by Tessa Blackstad

Maybe you drive, walk if it’s nearby, or even take a bus. But have you ever taken a gumi (inner tube) or waded across a river? That’s exactly what I did this weekend on my way to a wedding!

Crossing the river

I am grateful that I was given the opportunity to attend the ceremony and witness an important event in PNG culture. I learned a great deal, and am sure that I will learn more as I review the pictures!

Bridal party
Gifts for the bride on display

At the conclusion of the ceremony, we were served mambu with roasted sweet potato on the side. Mambu are tubes of bamboo stuffed with food and then roasted. Our mambu contained greens, chicken, andĀ chickpeas.

Mambu and kaukau on banana leaf

Later on in the evening, they would also have chicken and pig from a mumu.

Pig on the carrying pole
Butchering the pig
Preparing chickens

I was also able to spend some extra time with my language helper and her daughters. She has been a wonderful blessing to me and I am enjoying building a friendship with her.

Visiting with my language helper

**All photos courtesy of Raymond Dunwoody–Thank you, Raymond!**

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  1. Sheryl Ann Endicott says

    September 7, 2018 at 4:34 pm

    I am so excited to see some of what God is doing in and through you! Praise Him!

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