In New Tribes Mission Aviation hanger in Wewak. Ready to start Bush Orientation.
Wayne sat in the front, was able to converse with the pilot throughout the flight, while the rest of us have to yell to hear one another.
Our pilot, John! Thanks for the precious ministry.
.The winding Sepik River
Overlooking Sinow, the village where we did our Bush Orientation
Sinow Village
The welcome party
A Sinow lady scraping sago palm. This is in the swampy area.
She had to leave her baby with her family so she could work sago, i.e. gather food for the family
carrying the scrapes to the swampy water for further processing
Pour sago scrapes into tree bark and pour water over it
squeeze the water out
What solidifies at the bottom will be the main food for the Sepik people
Ball-cutter, the 10% main-eating fish people often caught in the Sepik river
Hang out with the boys in the House Wind (a small hut where people can hang out, chat, and cook)
Cooking Kapiok- its seed is eatable
Kids hang out on the tree right in front of our kitchen window. Here is where they watch the Reality TV featured the Chen family
Recaptured the runaway village pig
Small emu (Pidgin called "muruk") - people catch them in the bush, raise them for food
Wayne and Kala ran for their lives as the little Muruk ran after them
Dried fish- to be sold in the market
A girl on her way to get kapiok fruit
Every week, Abby and Kala have craft time with Mirjam, one of the NTM missionaries stationed in Sinow.
Crocodile meat- yummy!
Shake hand with the croc
Abby, Kala and her chicks, Lovey and Cutey.
hard to find equivalent food in our diet.... pumpkin soup??
A Christian family that helped Gail in her culture & language study
muruk egg
Visitors in the jungle of PNG- 4 Tourists from eastern Europe.
Rooftop made from sago leaves
Morita, sage leaves sowed for roofing
Missionary housing in Sinow
Missionary housing in Sinow- this is the one we stayed in. The hut nearby is the house wind
Abby and Kala giving their chicks their daily sitting/flying lesson
They have no fear holding the chicks
Gail cutting Abby's hair
Gail cutting Kala's hair
What's in a Sinow lady's bilum (i.e. purse)? Spoon, matches, pen, color pencil (the missionary gave her for studying the Bible), rope, necklace, small cash in a peanut butter jar, money (wrapped) kept for a relative
Turning Sago pudding
Sharing a meal with the language helper's family.
They shared the sage pudding with us. We brought ramen noodle and greens to share with the people
That morning, Gail and the ladies went fishing. They brought back a huge ball-cutter. We cooked it and shared with our sinow friends.
Wayne and Nick. They went hunting at night and brought back this mutmut (bush rat)
Abby and Kala walking through the village
Sinow housing
Gilbert making morota
Abby, Kala playing with their friend Isaac as we visit their village, Sorimi.
Storage is crucial in saving space
Wayne and Kala floating down the river in Sorimi
Abby is running a fever but in good spirit. We later found out she got malaria.
Carol helped Abby through the river
Picnic by the river
A grown muruk in Sorimi
The Sorimi church
Craft with other MKs
Movie on computer with friends
Wayne with Sorimi villagers
New chicks
Sinow Canoe
Sinow guys work together on the morota of the school building
Gilbert explained to Wayne the process of making morota
Going through the baret (creek) for fishing
Worms dug right before the fishing trip
Ball-cutter caught! They pressed in the fish's eyes to pick it up
Wayne's catch
The girls are old enough to play boardgames now
Guys like to see themselves in the camera screen
Thanksgiving 2009
Not your typical Thanksgiving Meal: Ball-cutter Wayne caught the day before, pumpkin casserole, green papaya salad, stir-fry pitpit (flaky inside of a bamboo/reed like plant), and rice.
The village Sinow
Two lapun man (old gentlemen) of Sinow
Sinow church building
airstrip
Sinow church- the ladies side
Sinow Bible teacher
Praise the Lord for the literacy program, men and women of Sinow can read God's word fluently now!
Missionary house we stayed for 2 months of Bush orientation
Boys hiked up the mountain with Wayne
Gail and one of her Sinow friend and baby Robeca
The villagers came to see us off as we left for Wabuku on a canoe
What fun walking down the pier!
Inside a single lady missionary's house in Wabuku
Another missionary house in Wabuku- simple, but very homey.
missionary office
Wabuku missionary house #3
On our way back to Sinow
Wayne expression thanks in the Sinow church service- in Pidgin
Narnai, a lady bible study leader, sharing during service
Sorimi
