Autor: Clyde Jr

Our earthly home is in a village in a rainforest. We hope you enjoy this small window into our world. We are thankful if you also are with us in your prayers.

Map of Samo speakers

​Why maps? (And I promise this is the last map photo for a while!)
Because our vision is „The Bible for Everyone“! And maps are a good first step in helping us to see where ‚everyone‘ is – their dialects, and what churches (if any) are already trying to reach them. 

This step in the participatory research part of the workshop series was a new addition, so one of the facilitators from ECPNG’s Honinabi District decided to do one of the Samo language community as well.
Can you see one mistake? (Which the mapmaker Biago Husi graciously accepted when Pastor Soli Ondiae pointed it out to him!)

Ninggirum map

​We had one observer from the Ninggirum language who also made a map of his language area.

Before the Old and New Testament workshops are held in a local language, two observers from that language go through the whole series as observers in another language. This practice builds bridges between the language groups and respects the Melanesia learning process that requires a long period of observation before trying something yourself.

Map of Pa speakers

​Each local church made a map of the places where speakers of the Pa language live. Churches of all denominations and dialects were also shown. The clarity of the map pictured below stood out among the others.

The North Fly Bible workshops always include research, planning, and evaluation – using participatory methods. This process strengthens the partnership among the churches and organizations represented, and helps us all to keep community impact as our aim.

Cauldron cooking

​These cauldrons were often used to boil sweet milktea for breakfast and food for the other meals. In this case, however, the traditional streaming method has been adapted.  Hot rocks were added to the food, then enough water was poured over the rocks to provide plenty of steam, and finally the whole thing was quickly covered with leaves and weighted down with firewood.

Cooking for 80+

​For two weeks – Monday through Friday – the workshop mess crew fed about 70 participants, about 10 facilitators, and presumably themselves. We were served 3 meals a day on schedule. The church district charged a K15 fee from each participant to cover local costs – from food to photocopying to use of solar power. The official cooks received K10 each as a very small token of appreciation, which they undoubtedly shared with others who helped them!

(About US$5 and US$3 respectively.)

Back from Debepari!

​This week the North Fly Bible team all returned to our respective homes after a very encouraging Old Testament workshop in partnership with the Pa-speaking Debepari district of the Evangelical Church of PNG. We’re still sorting through memories and photos, but I’ll try to start posting the best photos with their corresponding memories tomorrow.

Likely they will come out one a day in no particular order over the course of the next month :).