This past week we had a board member, Lionel, visit, along with his friend John. We enjoyed having these guys here, showing them around Lae, and giving them a taste for what we do. Whenever we have visitors, we realize how much we have gotten used to while living here in PNG. For example, before we came here, we were quite accustomed to meetings (church meetings included) generally being conducted in an efficient and business-like manner; here, however, even simple matters take a long time to discuss, because everything has to be crystal-clear to everyone (and often illustrated with a story).
Here are just a few pictures from Lionel and John's time here. You can probably spot a few other things here that look different than back home; feel free to let us know what strikes you as being different!
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This crocodile was caught in the Sepik River
and now lives in a pen in Biwat. |
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| Having a look at our new property. |
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| Preaching at Lae City Mission. |
Apart from the obvious skin colour difference is it uncommon for the women to sit with the men during church services or meetings?
ReplyDeleteThe picture in this post is from Lae City Mission, which is targetted only to young men. In some churches in PNG, men sit on one side and women on the other. In our church, there is more mixing, although the men do often group together in the back corner. Husbands and wives don't generally sit together.
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