On the final full day that the team was in PNG, our village treated them to a very special event: a singsing and a mumu! Several villagers who are part of the literacy class we started dressed in traditional “singsing” clothes, danced and sang down the mountain to our house, then escorted all of us … More Photo Friday
Here are a few pictures of the team doing some teaching. Richard, Bill, and Tim taught a marriage class at night. April spent her mornings teaching the story of Ruth to women, and Mike taught the biblical creation story to a group of school age children. Richard started each night with some music. Tim introduces himself to the crowd while … More Teaching {Photos}
Here are a few photos from when our friends from America visited us last week. Olivia and Everett were so happy to spend time with our dear friend, “Auntie April.” She spoiled them plenty with lots of goodies from America. April spent time with our neighbor and her kids, learning how PNG ladies make bilums. Sweet … More Hanging Out With Friends {Photos}
We were privileged to attend the annual cultural show in our town, known all over the country as the place to be in September. People groups from all over Papua New Guinea are represented in the show, dressed in traditional attire and singing songs in their tribal languages. We took hundreds of photos, but whittled … More Goroka Cultural Show 2015 {Photos}
Last week was all about pumping water from the river, welcoming our American friends to PNG, and seeing lots of culture. We’ll post photos from the Goroka show soon! While everyone worked on pumping water from the river, Everett and his friends chased his remote control car around the station. Everyone helped us get water from the … More Water, Friends, and Culture {Photos}
Sanders Party of Five 