Papua New Guinea

A Meeting of Pacific Islanders

As a journalist I’m privileged to travel to remote locations, meet beautiful people and hear incredible stories of God at work. Believe it or not one of these privileges is sitting in on meetings I wouldn’t otherwise be invited to.

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A Meeting of Pacific Islanders

As a journalist I’m privileged to travel to remote locations, meet beautiful people and hear incredible stories of God at work. Believe it or not one of these privileges is sitting in on meetings I wouldn’t otherwise be invited to.

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Once Upon a Time – Weekly Inspiring Image

If your God is so smart, why doesn’t he speak my language? A sarcastic remark similar to this from a Cakchiquel man left a deep impression on a young American who was in Guatemala selling Spanish Bibles almost one hundred years

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Once Upon a Time – Weekly Inspiring Image

If your God is so smart, why doesn’t he speak my language? A sarcastic remark similar to this from a Cakchiquel man left a deep impression on a young American who was in Guatemala selling Spanish Bibles almost one hundred years

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A New Dawn – Weekly Inspiring Image

A new year has dawned. Good morning from the islands of Papua New Guinea. We have another year of travelling, fishing, hoping, sowing and harvesting ahead of us. Another round of seasons cold and warm, wet and dry – of

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A New Dawn – Weekly Inspiring Image

A new year has dawned. Good morning from the islands of Papua New Guinea. We have another year of travelling, fishing, hoping, sowing and harvesting ahead of us. Another round of seasons cold and warm, wet and dry – of

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Every Weekend – Weekly Inspiring Image

Did you know that almost every weekend over the last year or so language communities in Papua New Guinea have been celebrating the translation of God’s word into their language? Rain or shine, all across the country, each weekend another

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Every Weekend – Weekly Inspiring Image

Did you know that almost every weekend over the last year or so language communities in Papua New Guinea have been celebrating the translation of God’s word into their language? Rain or shine, all across the country, each weekend another

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Battle Horn – Weekly Inspiring Image

A warrior sounds the triton shell battle horn. Strangers have arrived on the beach. Spears fly and slings are snapped as the white sail of the canoe approaches. The visitors cry out in the local tongue – “This is the

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Battle Horn – Weekly Inspiring Image

A warrior sounds the triton shell battle horn. Strangers have arrived on the beach. Spears fly and slings are snapped as the white sail of the canoe approaches. The visitors cry out in the local tongue – “This is the

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Open Window – Weekly Inspiring Image

What is she thinking? This young girl lives in the lowlands province of Sanduan, Papua New Guinea. This structure is her family’s house, and this opening – a window. Taken on film about 10 years ago, she would be a

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Open Window – Weekly Inspiring Image

What is she thinking? This young girl lives in the lowlands province of Sanduan, Papua New Guinea. This structure is her family’s house, and this opening – a window. Taken on film about 10 years ago, she would be a

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Celebration Dance – Weekly Inspiring Image

This image doesn’t leave you to wonder – it screams – this is a celebration! This colour, joy and dance marked the 25th anniversary of the Bible Translation Association (BTA) of Papua New Guinea, back in 2005. Now for over

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Celebration Dance – Weekly Inspiring Image

This image doesn’t leave you to wonder – it screams – this is a celebration! This colour, joy and dance marked the 25th anniversary of the Bible Translation Association (BTA) of Papua New Guinea, back in 2005. Now for over

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Water Village – Monday’s Inspiring Image

Does anyone else dream of living in a house like this? Canoeing everywhere instead of walking. Fishing, swimming, splashing – the water your constant companion. I hope the people who live here in the lowlands of Papua New Guinea enjoy

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Water Village – Monday’s Inspiring Image

Does anyone else dream of living in a house like this? Canoeing everywhere instead of walking. Fishing, swimming, splashing – the water your constant companion. I hope the people who live here in the lowlands of Papua New Guinea enjoy

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Secrets & Dancing – Weekly Inspiring Image

As you get ready for the start of the week, and we launch into the new year, let me bring you some beautiful imagery to inspire you. Get your coffee, load up your emails and take a moment to sit

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Secrets & Dancing – Weekly Inspiring Image

As you get ready for the start of the week, and we launch into the new year, let me bring you some beautiful imagery to inspire you. Get your coffee, load up your emails and take a moment to sit

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Ukarumpa – Sustainable Village at 5000 Feet

Ukarumpa is not what I expected it to be. It’s much nicer. I was thinking steamy jungle, basic but functional utilities – a mother of a base camp. But its more like a self-sustaining community – the kind of place

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Ukarumpa – Sustainable Village at 5000 Feet

Ukarumpa is not what I expected it to be. It’s much nicer. I was thinking steamy jungle, basic but functional utilities – a mother of a base camp. But its more like a self-sustaining community – the kind of place

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Plane Rides in PNG

Two Sundays ago I stepped off the plane in Port Moresby and into a sauna. For a brief moment my mind tells me, ‘This is temporary, it’s probably just heat from the plane engines’. But I have to switch to

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Plane Rides in PNG

Two Sundays ago I stepped off the plane in Port Moresby and into a sauna. For a brief moment my mind tells me, ‘This is temporary, it’s probably just heat from the plane engines’. But I have to switch to

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