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Village friends. The white-skins are my dad, mom, and wife (Lori). I (Michael) was holding the camera. |
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The Kingair B200 on the day of its dedication service. |
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Some of the people we lived with in Bulal Village during the Pacific Orientation Course. |
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There is something photogenic about this guy. He isn’t very talkative, but he liked it when I gave him a print of this picture. Most people here don’t have the kind of access to photography and picture studios that we are used to, so a photo print makes a nice gift. |
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Here is a newborn baby, well bundled. Highland nights can get cold, but this baby will stay warm. |
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All dressed up for a sing-sing |
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We have some really pretty butterflies, here. |
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If you look closely, these ladies are selling chicken feet and heads for 20 toea each, and little packets of peanuts for 10 toea each. Lori and I were once scolded for deboning a chicken before serving it. Some people like to eat chicken bones. It is more filling that way. |
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Here is Charlie. He was saved by sitting near where Lori was conducting the national women’s Bible study. He heard the Gospel, and when the study was over, Lori offered him a Bible. His relatives comment on what a great change has come over his life because he reads that Bible and believes in Jesus Christ. He is planning to go to Bible school and become a preacher when he can. |
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English is one of three “official” languages of Papua New Guinea, and one of over 850 languages spoken in this nation. The overall level of literacy is startlingly low. That is why Bible translation programs also include a program to teach people to read and to start schools. What good is a new Bible translation in your own language if you can’t read it? |
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Since most people in Papua New Guinea don’t have electricity, it is more common to sell chickens live. They keep better that way when refrigeration is not an option. |
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Wild cockatoos |
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These guys are friends from a church in Madang Province. The lay pastor there likes me to come preach from time to time. He goes on evangelistic expeditions into the “big bush” (deep jungle) to minister to the people there, and we help support him in doing that. |
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Flying foxes, fruit-eating bats with 4-foot wingspans, are very common around Madang. Some people eat them. I have often heard them flapping around at night in the lowlands. |
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Here is an orchid that I found growing in our front yard. |
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Public transportation can be less crowded and more comfortable than this, but this is normal for PNG. |
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I took this picture on a morning prayer walk. |
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Tree kangaroo |
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Village house under construction |
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Street vendors in Lae |
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Sure, there is room for one more! PMV loading in Goroka. Photo by Irvin D. Johnson. |
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Man in Goroka Photo by Irvin D. Johnson. |
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A house along the Highlands Highway, Eastern Highlands Province. Photo by Irvin D. Johnson. |
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Charlie carrying bananas from our garden. Photo by Irvin D. Johnson. |
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Ben cleaning out our drinking water collection system (rain gutters). Photo by Irvin D. Johnson. |
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