Surrounding Islands
There are several islands that surround Papua New Guinea: New Britain, The Solomon Islands, Papua, and The Marshall Islands. Below is a quick explanation of each of these islands.New BritainPopulation: 513,926 Currency: KinaWilliam Dampier became the first known European to visit New Britain on 27 February 1700: he dubbed the island with the Latin name Nova Britannia.The Solomon IslandsPopulation in 2009: 523,000Currency: Solomon islands dollar (SBD)In 1568, the Spanish navigator Álvaro de Mendaña was the first European to visit them, naming them the Islas Salomón.PapuaPopulation in...
Read MoreRevelation 6:16
My bible reading today was in Revelation 6 – The start of the judgement of mankind at the hand of Jesus Christ. This book is a reminder that time will end, judgment will arrive, and no man will escape. Reading vs16 is always profound to me:16 and they said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb; Unlike all the movies where the world is ending; this judgement is specific. The judgement that mankind can currently think on: The world ending itself, or mankind causing the end through...
Read MoreCurrency in Papua New Guinea
The currency of Papua New Guinea is Kina (keena) and toea (toya). Toea and 1 Kina are found in coins, while designations large than 1Kina are in notes (bills).The current exchange rate is always changing but it can be found on Google as seen below. 1 Kina has a current exchange of $.44 cents in USD, or $.44 cents in USD has an exchange rate of 1 Kina in PNG.Kina photo by: Curtis Gregory Perry
Read MorePreparation Trip to PNG
There is a small team that is planning a trip to PNG the first two weeks in August 2013. Not a long trip but enough to to establish contacts and make preparations for our pursued departure in 2014. This is a crucial step in our family’s part of taking the gospel of Jesus Christ to the tribal people in PNG.This will be the first time that I will step foot in Papua New Guinea, and needless to say… I am looking forward to the experience. I can’t help but think on the food that will be there, the people that I will meet, having to speak Tok Pisin and deal with not being able...
Read MoreWhere in the world?
Where is the mysterious land of Papua New Guinea? This is a common question that people have when we tell them that we are going to PNG as missionaries. Papua New Guinea is just above the NE corner of Australia. Some fun facts about the distance to Papua New Guinea:Distance from Gilbert, AZ to Madang: 7141milesThat’s 172,373,233 toothpicks lengthwiseOr… 37,704,480 pieces of spagetti lengthwiseOr… 13,001,544 steps if you were able to walkOr… 4,713,330 standard 8ft 2×4’s lengthwiseOr… 2,231,034 Honda OdysseysSo, the next time a person asks you...
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