Four young children from a remote village in Vanuatu are looking on in shy curiosity at the arrival of strangers in their community. You may notice the house in the background with its narrow door and absence of windows. Like many Ni-Vanuatu, the people of this village still live in dark houses, building them without [...]
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Dark Houses
Posted: 16th May 2011 by Elyse in ResourcesTags: Bible Translation, kids, pacific islands, photojournalist, Vanuatu
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Battle Horn – Monday’s Inspiring Image
Posted: 25th April 2011 by Elyse in ResourcesTags: celebration, pacific islands, papua new guinea, photo, photography
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Early Morning
Posted: 21st March 2011 by Elyse in Resources, WorkTags: pacific, pacific islands, photo, photography, photojournalist, Vanuatu, Wycliffe
A new morning has dawned in this remote village in Vanuatu. The villagers were up just before the sun – stoking the fires, collecting water from the crystal clear river and preparing for the day’s work. An Australian missionary family who live in the house on the right are also up – enjoying the view [...]