C&MA’s Cessna 180 which replaced the Short Sealand "Gospel Messenger" lost with pilot Albert Lewis three years ago. When hardwood trees were hacked away by hand to clear the strip, the natives wondered why they couldn’t plant sweet potatoes there.
Rev. Cecil R. Thomas, visiting C&MA superintendent, sings a gospel song for a group of Danis. "I could feel Satan’s opposition every where,” he said. In background from left: Myron Bromley, first linguist to write Dani, Rev. and Mrs. Van Stone and Mrs. jerry Rose.
Tribesmen watch every move the missionaries make. Native women are fascinated when Mrs. Van Stone carefully washes dishes; crowd around as they dry and rub dirty fingers over each dish. The King's Business/March 1958 17
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