Chapter Nine A New Door Opened As a beginner in translation, I had so much to learn. Perhaps if I had known how much work was involved, I might have chosen another occupation. But God often calls us through a cloud to see if we will obey Him, then makes the pathway...
Chapter Eight Survey to Pawaia Together with the Beams we decided we should help the new missionaries adjust to their adopted country and by teaching them how to speak Melanesian Pidgin so they could communicate and build relationships. Neither the Beams nor ourselves...
You couldn’t write about PNG without a mention of Passenger Motor Vehicles (PMV’s). When we first arrived, they weren’t very plentiful, but as the need for travel increased so did the necessity for them. The citizens of the country had little income and most of them...
Did establishing friendships sound complicated to you? It sure was to me even though I observed it many times. I finally decided to take food to a man who called me friend and had invited me to spend time with his family. His name was Yarsuo. His home was a couple of...
Many people believe that people with unwritten languages are simple and uncomplicated. Let this chapter challenge that wrong premise as we unwrap the practice of marriage in the Elimbari people group. We lived in the Chimbu Province. It was one of the two provinces in...
One of the first things we learned about the culture was that the people freely help each other, especially with work, food and housing. But they did generally expect the recipients to reciprocate. Some things had to be returned of equal value or higher. Not knowing...
We had pitched our tent amongst stone crevasses near some massive pine trees. It was decided that we would cut down two of them and mill them on location. Being among strangers made us a little watchful of our chainsaws, tools, and timber. People would come and talk...
While we were located at the Watut, the time for Kathy to give birth was drawing near. It was decided that we should go to the city of Lae for the delivery. We had the opportunity to stay in a ‘leave house.’ When people lived in houses or apartments issued to them by...
Stepped In It By: Jim Tanner Chapter One That day is still so clear in my memory in spite of the years that have passed. As I came around the bend of a narrow path, I saw my first village in the steep mountains of the Highlands Region of The Territory of New Guinea...
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