A warrior sounds the triton shell battle horn. Strangers have arrived on the beach. Spears fly and slings are snapped as the white sail of the canoe approaches. The visitors cry out in the local tongue – “This is the Word of God in our Gapapaiwa language!” A dramatic reenactment of the first arrival of [...]
Archive for April, 2011
Battle Horn – Monday’s Inspiring Image
Posted: 25th April 2011 by Elyse in ResourcesTags: celebration, pacific islands, papua new guinea, photo, photography
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Smiles and Boxes
Posted: 18th April 2011 by Elyse in ResourcesTags: celebration, pacific, pacific islands, photo, photography, photojournalist, solomon islands
How’s this for a visual story – a big stack of boxes and a very happy translator. These boxes clogging up an office in the Solomon Islands represent years of hard work, hundreds of thousands of readers and a hope for national unity. The complete Pijin Bible was celebrated as part of the Solomon Islands’ [...]
Open Window
Posted: 11th April 2011 by Elyse in Resources, WorkTags: pacific, pacific islands, papua new guinea, photo, photography, photojournalist, PNG
What is she thinking? This young girl lives in the lowlands province of Sanduan, Papua New Guinea. This structure is her family’s house, and this opening – a window. Taken on film about 10 years ago, she would be a young woman now, with children of her own. The photographer, an SIL literacy specialist, was [...]
Earthquake in Burma
Posted: 4th April 2011 by Jaz in Life, WorkTags: burma, earthquake, media, relief
On the 24th March an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale hit Burma. The epicenter was 200 km away from Chiangmai. At that time I was sitting in a restaurant next to a Californian girl who had just flown in. Being experienced in earthquakes, she pointed out that the lights were swinging and suggested [...]
Celebration Dance
Posted: 3rd April 2011 by Elyse in ResourcesTags: Bible Translation, celebration, pacific, pacific islands, Papua New, photo, photography, PNG
This image doesn’t leave you to wonder – it screams – this is a celebration! This colour, joy and dance marked the 25th anniversary of the Bible Translation Association of Papua New Guinea, back in 2005. Now for over 30 years Papua New Guineans have been training new recruits, translating Scripture and advising the work [...]