John Rees’ Bible School began yesterday and John is thrilled as a kid about it. It is very exciting. Margaret Higman, letter to parents May 1962 The men asked me, ‘Can we go and talk to our people about the things we have learned?’ John Rees, Missionary Review, August 1962 When John and Gwenda ReesContinue reading “33. The new Bible School, Mendi 1962”
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30. The church begins to grow in 1962
The year has seen a remarkable increase in the number of our people coming forward to acknowledge Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. This is due largely to the witness and personal evangelism of the converts themselves… sometimes we are perplexed by what may happen if the number increases very much faster. Highlands DistrictContinue reading “30. The church begins to grow in 1962”
29. Moving to Tende and other changes, 1962
Here at Mendi each person is trying to cope with more work than one can possibly do… This work which God has sent us to do has outgrown us. John Rees, July 1962 The year has seen a remarkable increase in the number of our people coming forward to acknowledge Jesus Christ as their LordContinue reading “29. Moving to Tende and other changes, 1962”
Highlands Ministers
This collection of photos shows many of the ministers and their families who served from 1950 to 2010.in the PNG Southern Highlands as part of the Methodist and United Church of PNG. Click on the arrows to move forward or back through the slides.
Highlands Baptisms
The first baptism service in Mendi was in May 1961. After that there were many baptisms as more and more people became Christians. This photo collections shows groups of people who were baptised from the 1960s onwards. Click on the arrows to move forward and back to see the slides.
Margaret Reeson 