Papua New Guinea (or PNG) is directly North of Australia. PNG is a very tribal, diverse, and rugged country. With over 700 languages & people groups still to this day. It is not even considered "third world" but rather termed a "Least Developed Nation Status" by the UN. However there are seeds of something great about to sprout and come forth there. The Lutheran Renewal Denomination of PNG has grown by leaps and bounds over the last 20 or so years. It is a "spirit-filled" off shoot of the Evangelical Lutheran church and now has over 1,000 churches and hundreds of thousands of members!
However, it has reached a crossroads and that is where this first of multiple future trips comes in. Recently they have realized God was calling them to do more than just reach their own villages. They have desired to step up into greater ministry that has more influenece, effectiveness, and to answer the challenge of the Great Commission. One great step has been to form a Mission's Department with designs on reaching out to all of their country and being an influential force to all of the South Pacific Island Nations. However, with only a handful of the pastors having any real bible school training and very limited resources this vision needs some measurable steps of change to make it a reality!
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