MICHEALS’ MEMOIRS March 2021 Update
Dear Friends and Family, Over the years, many things have changed in our lives. The work we do with Wycliffe, the places where we have lived and the size of our family have all changed. However, our affection for Papua New Guinea (PNG) where we lived and work for 15 years has not changed. It looms large in our hearts and mind as do the people we got to know there. Recently, we received news that the Father of Papua New Guinea, Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare passed away in February. He was the first Prime Minister of the country when it became an independent country in 1975. During our time in Papua New Guinea he served as Prime Minister and was a dearly loved and respected statesman, who represented PNG well on the world stage. We send our sympathies and prayers to the people of PNG in the loss of their founder and national leader. He will long be remembered as a leader that helped PNG have 46 years of democracy and worked for the benefit of the people.
Sir Michael Somare at home in the early days
BIBLE TRANSLATION WORK IN PNG Back in August 2015 we updated you on the dedication of the Sudest New Testament that Mike and Thera Anderson had worked on for 31 years. Maybe you remember that newsletter.
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Sir Michael Somare on the world stage
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Now read about their Old Testament translation work in Sudest in the next section.