Before we head to Moresby, the capital of PNG, later this week, we wanted to say our good-byes to the Bible study group in Bung village today. Jeff has been organizing some residents of our Bible college community to take turns going to Bung on Sunday mornings to review the discipleship lesson the group should be studying for the week. Today, a new Solomon islander came to give the Bible lesson. He was a little shy about his pidgin (Solomon islanders speak a different pidgin), but his love for the people and knowledge of God's Word really came across.
Several men and women gave testimonies or sang special songs today. In the picture above, Doris leads the children in singing and using motions for a song about Who made the flowers and the fish and the birds and you and me. The kids and adults also sang not one, but two, special good-bye songs. We were moved to reciprocate, so we sang the Irish blessing about "until we meet again may God hold you in the palm of His hand."
After our meeting, all the group lined up to shake our hands, and Peter showed us a bird of paradise he had caught to give to Jeff. He said he would feed it for us until we return.
You've got to love such group and pray that they will continue to grow in their new faith in Christ.
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