Lower Ramu Bible Translation Ministry

Thursday started as most days do, working through a pot of coffee while tackling the accumulation of email that came in during the night.  That all changed at 8:30 when the phone rang.  It was our lawyers in Lae informing me that we (the PNG branch) had a court case on the docket for 9:30.    Back [...]

Thought it might be interesting to make a regular post on the progress of repairing Stap Isi.  Right now, since it is costing us about $US 20 a day to have the boat in the slipway, I am pretty much fully engaged in getting these repairs done as quickly as possible.
This morning I picked up [...]

Remember the old black and white Tarzan movies?  One recurring feature was the jungle drums.   As the explorers and their porters pushed deeper into the jungle, suddenly and ominously the drums would start.  This signaled the fact that the natives were getting restless and that the explorers and their party would soon be in serious [...]

This was in the 6 March issue of the Post Courier; twice in fact.  It is a fine example of arrogance and a lack of cultural sensitivity.  One would hope to see better from professional diplomats.  The final paragraphof the article  is a hoot.
Historic Irony in Banning Prayers
Recently departed director of Economic Governance at the Pacific Islands [...]

One of the more interesting cultural practices among the people of the Middle Ramu District of Papua New Guinea involves the exchange of sisters in an arranged marriage. Traditionally marriages in this area were arranged by the parents, sometimes years before the young people would be ready to marry. These arranged marriages, however, did not [...]