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| Members of the church take great pride in decorating with flowers! |
On Sunday we visited Tamban COTN with some fellow missionaries. Tamban is just a short drive down the road and is a church missionaries from Kudjip visit relatively often. Tyronza Pringle, wife of Dr. Scot Pringle, was invited to preach and Stephen was asked to translate. Though Stephen had never had the opportunity to "turnim tok" or translate, and was a bit nervous, he did a great job!
We arrived at the church early enough to attend Sunday school. At this church, and most Nazarene churches in PNG, adults and children do not go to separate, designated classrooms. Sunday school meets in the only room in the church, the sanctuary, and adults and children learn together. To the left is a picture of Stephen with a man named Esila who Stephen recognized from when he was an MK at Kudjip. Esila was the head carpenter when Stephen's father was in charge of maintenance. Esila was very happy to see Stephen back in PNG. Esila currently has his own construction business and is doing well.
Not all of the churches we visit have praise and worship teams, but Tamban had several people playing instruments and leading music. They had a few guitar players, a keyboard player, a drummer, and as you see on the right, children playing tambourines!
Scot and Tyronza Pringle are volunteers who were here for three months. Dr. Scot works in our maternity ward and the operating theatre as an OB/GYN; this is their second three month trip and they already have plans to return next February! Tyronza shared her testimony, about her life growing up as a pastor's kid and how she currently serves as her church's NMI president.
Tyronza was asked to speak at this church by one of the members, Isaiah. Isaiah is a young man who is attending Nazarene Bible College (NBC), about a forty minute drive from this church. The Pringles felt God leading them towards sponsoring Isaiah when they met him last year. Isaiah is a great blessing to the people in this area and feels God calling him to plant churches in remote areas of Papua New Guinea. We are thankful for NBC and sponsors like the Pringles so that young men and women like Isaiah can fulfill God's calling on their lives.
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| Judy Bennett, wife of Dr. Andy Bennett also sharing a testimony |
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| Members of the church socializing after the service. |
We arrived at the church early enough to attend Sunday school. At this church, and most Nazarene churches in PNG, adults and children do not go to separate, designated classrooms. Sunday school meets in the only room in the church, the sanctuary, and adults and children learn together. To the left is a picture of Stephen with a man named Esila who Stephen recognized from when he was an MK at Kudjip. Esila was the head carpenter when Stephen's father was in charge of maintenance. Esila was very happy to see Stephen back in PNG. Esila currently has his own construction business and is doing well. 
