The NTM PNG medical clinic in Goroka is a huge support to us in the bush. Check this video out where Natalie talks about the role they have supporting the ministry among the Kovol people.
The pig fence
Pigs are a big part of life in Kovol and Papua New Guinea in general. Pigs are a valuable source of meat, and the meat is an essential part of any important social event. If you apologize publicly to someone for wronging them, but don't kill a pig to give meat, was it even a real apology? If you don't kill a pig to celebrate a successful marriage in the pennam ceremony, your words and actions don't match. You're saying you have a good marriage with the celebration, but if you don't kill a pig, then your actions are saying the marriage isn't worth celebrating.
3 Comments
Lois S. · 10/12/2021 at 3:31 am
Thank you, Natalie, for sharing about the medical side of your tribal work. I appreciate knowing more about it!
Johannes Everardus Groenveld · 10/12/2021 at 7:04 am
Very well done Natalie and team. Thanks. May the Lord bless you in learning the language and culture of the Kovol as you minister to them with the hands of Jesus. Jan
John and Genise Anderson · 14/12/2021 at 10:06 pm
Great video. Lots of responsibility indeed for you all with the Kovol. So thankful the Great Physician is ever present giving you wisdom, endurance, and a sweet testimony.