Louisiade Archipelago in PNG - Report by Phil & Pam Bailey

You may recall that you sent us a supply of Derek Prince books for the leaders in the Louisiade Archipelago in PNG.

For the past ten years we have been spending about five months each year ministering to the local church there, using our
boat, Maranatha, as transport and to take resources. During that time we have taken thousands of Bibles, study books, guitars,
Sunday School materials and other practical supplies to this isolated region.

 
Enclosed are some photos of the grateful acceptance of the books you sent. We distributed them in many different centres.
On Misima Island with a population of about 10,000, Pastor Kingsford is the leader at Galowa village church. He trains his
leadership team and they are actively involved in planting and discipling new churches on this island.
He was pleased to be able to have so many quality teaching books to assist in training his team.

Rossel Island is the furthest east you can go and still be in PNG. It is extremely isolated, has no western structures apart from
some scattered schools and aid posts. Pastor Sigi has had no formal schooling but has taught himself to read English and is a
gifted preacher, a humble and godly man. Moreover he co-ordinates all the Pentecostal churches on the island and is constantly
reaching further afield. Very little filters through to this isolated region. Pastor Sigi wept when we first supplied him with a
study Bible some years ago. I leave it to your imagination the joy of his leaders on receiving a book of their own to aid in the
understanding of God’s word. Elder Kemp is the leader of a new outreach on a remote part of the island.

The Jelewaga outreach is on Sudest Island, the biggest island and a stronghold of witchcraft. The Rossel churches are supporting
this outreach in this godless place and send teams to stay months at a time to encourage them. The teaching from these books
and especially the foundational Bible study was so needed. The leader, Ken, also has had no schooling. We didn’t expect to be
giving the books to him personally but his people said, “No. Ken is learning to read - slowly, but he can read.” He is a godly man
and an overcomer. People from further inland said they couldn’t get to church because there was no road. So Ken quietly set to
work and built one himself (i.e. a goat track) using his machete.

I hope these brief notes give you some understanding of the isolation of these islands and of the deep appreciation the people
have for the teaching material they received. It is difficult to find material that is not too western, or too difficult to read, to
meet the needs of these people. We are very selective in what we take but found Derek Prince books of great value to them.
May God continue to bless Derek Prince ministry!

Phil & Pam Bailey

Working seasonally in the Louisiades Archipelago, south east of PNG. The crew provides ministry support to the National
Pastors and churches in the area. The Lousiades archipelago are the group of islands in a line from SE tip of PNG and the
southern end of the Solomon Islands.

Jelewaga Leaders	Rossel Island Leaders

Papua New Guinea Outreach- Report by Pastor Bill Page

I just arrived back in Cairns after a wonderful week ministering at a Pastors and Leaders Conference in Kavieng, which is located
right at the northern tip of the New Ireland Province of Papua New Guinea. The Conference was held in the newly built Kavieng
Foursquare Church. Around 130 Pastors and Leaders attended the Conference. They travelled in from all over the New Guinea
Islands Region, including Bougainville, Rabaul and the smaller islands. Some came by boat or canoe, some walked, and others
came by bus, but all made a considerable sacrifice in time and money to be there with us. And God blessed us all.

It was wonderful to see quite a large contingent of Pastors from Bougainville. This area was devastated by civil war from 1989
through to around 2000. Many thousands of people were killed and much of the infra-structure, including schools and hospitals,
was totally destroyed. Slowly, the Bougainville area is recovering from the fighting, but there are many social and psychological
scars that remain in the hearts and minds of the people. That is why it is so critical to be ministering the love and the grace of
the Lord in these regions, as only the love of Christ can truly bring healing from such heart-break.
And the ministry of DPM has been instrumental in bringing that healing.

We were able to freight Derek’s books to the Conference, in sufficient quantities for us to be able to give a Pastors Gift Pack
of three of Derek’s books to each Pastor and Leader. This is tremendously significant for the Pastors and Leaders, as they lack
teaching resources in these remote areas.

We held teaching sessions both day and night from Monday to Friday, and there were significant times of ministry, as we prayed
for one another. God moved by His grace, and there was an outpouring of His love and His healing power.
The Conference began and ended with the traditional “Welcome Feast” and then a “Farewell Feast” after the last night meeting.
The tables were groaning under the weight of the abundant supply! Fresh fish and crabs, locally gathered Wild Fowl eggs,
fresh local fruit: papaw, pineapple, bananas, and water melon, and vegetables, saksak (the beaten heart of the sago palm), taro
cooked in coconut cream, kaukau (sweet potato) and many other local goodies were enjoyed by all. Gifts were exchanged, and
prayers made for one another.

On behalf of the wonderful team of Pastors and Leaders for the New Guinea Islands Region, we would like to pass on our
gratitude to all the supporters and prayer warriors who have stood behind us as we reach out into these needy and remote parts
of the world, bringing the word of God, especially through the DPM books and resources.

Pastors with Books	Pastors lining up for books

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