We begin today our final full day in
"Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation." -- Mark 16:15 ... A mission to support the work of translating the Bible into the indigenous languages of the people of Papua New Guinea.
We begin today our final full day in
We will also be giving our team report-back at Journey Christian Church on Sunday, October 4th at 4pm, with pizza following. Come join us!
▪ Population of over 6 million.
▪ Several thousand communities (mostly rural).
▪ Over 800 languages.
▪ Multiple ethnic groups (Melanesian, Papuan, Negrito, Micronesian, Polynesian).
▪ Mostly rural communities.
▪ Capital city:
▪ Near, but south of the equator in
▪ Occupies eastern half of
▪ Part of Australian continent.
▪ Mostly mountainous, covered with tropical rainforests and surrounded by coral reefs.
▪ Situated on the Pacific Ring of Fire at the point of collision of several tectonic plates.
▪ A number of active volcanoes and frequent eruptions.
▪ Common earthquakes, sometimes accompanied by tsunamis.
▪ One of the few regions close to the equator that experience snow (in the most elevated parts of the mainland).