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To the South Coast


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We recently made a trip into the Dubu tribe in northeastern Irian Jaya. We had to hike the last six hours. I tried some of the log bridges. However, there were some that I said, "You take the high road and I'll take the low!" This was one of the Motel 6's along the trail to Dubu. Fortunately we didn't have to spend the night here. A Dubu tribal lady with her baby. We got a lot of linguistic and social linguistic information from them. This man is giving me the history of religion in the area complete with some legends from the old days about where they came from.
A Dubu boy. They never know what to do with you till you offer them a piece of candy. All-of-a-sudden you become buddies. There is a church in Dubu. As with most places in Irian Jaya, the gospel has reached these remote places. This is why survey is so important. We have to determine their understanding of the gospel and what type of ministry, whether discipleship or evangelistic is still needed. Their needs aren't just spiritual. This little girl has a tropical ulcer that according to her family looks a lot better than it used to. On the way home we decided to save some energy by taking a canoe downstream. It was very comfortable except for the shallow rapids where we had to jump out of the canoe and run beside it.
In the lowlands along the south coast of Irian Jaya. Notice the swampy conditions. The family "sedan" in the South Coast. Tim Whatley in the back of the dugout with Angresu who recently was killed in a boating accident. One of the many villages along the river.
This is one house that shouldn't have to worry about flooding. Talking with people in their homes. Getting a word list helps us to define tribal and language borders. Young Mother with baby. The women and children all sleep on one side of the grass curtain you see behind her and the men sleep on the other.
Meet Mr. and Mrs. .... All their conoes are hand carved. A baby from a Momuna village. These logging trucks aren't lost. They are part of logging companies harvesting timber in the South Coast.