Elijah and Moira Hall TRIBAL MISSIONS - Reaching the unreached
An aerial view of the Kanuka village Elijah lived in while in Papua New Guinea
A Question of Origins
Where did you come from?
The village elders had asked this question of the missionary team who were newly arrived in a remote tribal village in Papua New Guinea, and now the team was discussing how to answer it. They could not communicate well yet and no translation had been done in the Kanuka* language, so Elijah’s father finally gave this reply: “Well, a lot of people in our country believe we came from monkeys. We don’t believe that, but it’s too hard to explain now how we came to be here. You must wait until we can tell you God’s Talk.”
The Kanuka leaders were incredulous. “What? They think we came from monkeys? That’s crazy! Everyone knows we came from birds. Which bird did you come from?” (more…)
