An aerial view of Korak village with its black sand beach and river flowing into the ocean in the middle of the Madang jungle
“The bilum’s best and most unexpected use by local women is as a cradle for babies and infants”
approached Fleur to say she had a visitor. She was shocked to find it was Gloria! The gesture after their time of connection really touched her heart. Gloria had brought gifts of a beautiful meri blouse and bilum for her to take home. While these were such generous presents, it was the thought and the effort Gloria had made to travel from three villages away to meet with Fleur again that really counted. “She was generous at the very core,” Fleur said. “Where she could have sold her beautiful gifts to buy something for her boys, she was so touched by what YWAM did for her and her community that she wanted to show her appreciation.” For Fleur it was the type of encounter that made the trip so fulfilling. While Fleur started to use her new bilum for carrying everyday items such as notebooks and a
A baby sleeps in
this bilum at Korak village
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