They are told 2,000 or 3,000 Sawi will greet them as they celebrate the coming of Christ to their community and baptize at least 50 new believers.
1988* My greeting to you all in Jesus Name! My late wife, Carol Joy, succumbed to cancer and went to Glory in early 2004. I'm going to respond, and I'll do what You've challenged me to do.'" In 1962, Don and Carol Richardson risked their lives to share the gospel with the Sawi people of New Guinea.
After working hard to explain the Good News, Carol Richardson finally realized that this "peace child" act was a metaphor for the Gospel. The Sawi have spread the message to others, for one thing. My family and I met all of you while teaching in PNG.Dear Richardson Family, as I was turning a corner above the U.S.Center for World Mission campus, my car stopped and the steering stopped too. Mission Network News was recently able to catch up with Don and Carol's son, Steve Richardson. but Chip used to be like a big brother to me and would drive me around on his motor cycle. This analogy became a stepping-stone by which the gospel came into the Sawi culture and started both a spiritual and a social revolution from within. In 1962, Don and his wife Carol moved to West Papua, Indonesia. Indonesia (MNN) — When missionary Don Richardson wrote Peace Child in the 70's, it was clear how huge a difference just two people could make with God's hand on their lives.
I could only pray for them to effect change anywhere they went and to get things moving that had quit. My heart longs to go back and see how things have changed and how the tribes have grown through the kingdom work there over the years. After the Richardsons left Indonesia, it was not just the Sawi who had been transformed. It is our Mission to guide the development of the whole child, socially and academically, through the principles of AMI Montessori education in an urban setting. Three tribal villages were in constant battle at this time. For as long as that "peace child" lived, there would be peace between the enemies. A father would give his son to the enemy to restore peace and bring reconciliation. : The Richardsons were considering leaving the area, so to keep them there, the Sawi people in the embattled villages came together and decided that they would make peace with their hated enemies. But 50 years later, that picture has come into HD clarity. What he discovered was the Sawi concept of the Peace Child. It brought Carol to my mind and I have often thought of her during years past and wondered where she was.
We have ECOSOC status at the United Nations, and for more than 30 years have worked … I have lost track of the Rashers(Spelling?) He says now, there are few who do not. It is so beautiful and amazing to me to be able to consume Him in the physical act of Holy Eucharist as well as in spirit and soul as I did for 42 years as a Protestant, through his word and prayer. Praise be to God!Hi, Frank and Kitti Coburn. If you wish to re-connect and/or wish to attend one of the Bible translation fundraising banquets, please check out this link:
Please enter your name, your email and your question regarding the product in the fields below, and we'll answer you in the next 24-48 hours.If you need immediate assistance regarding this product or any other, please call 1-800-CHRISTIAN to speak directly with a customer service representative.We use cookies and other technology which enable this website to function, enable us to improve and personalize your visit and enable you to experience more relevant online and offline advertising. Peace Child chronicles the agony -- and the triumph -- of our attempt to probe one of the world\'s most violent cultures to its foundations and then to communicate meaningfully with members of that culture. The impact of just two people has been eternal and worldwide. Steve says it's more than stuck: it's expanded. I’m 5 years late finding this MNN website, so this may not reach you; but if it does, feel free to contact me at my mission e-mail address noted below.