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Hidden Talk Comes Alive

The PNG Experience Story Credit: Janeen Michie The Yamap language area spans from Salamaua, to Baini in the Bulolo district, to Lae, and Wau. Some people have relocated to Port Moresby, Mount Hagen, Popondetta, and Rabaul. The Yamap team began translating the Bible into their language in 2011. The New Testament is drafted and the gospel of Luke is ready for a consultant check. They have prepared Sunday reading booklets that contain Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The translation team has a passion for sharing the Scriptures. They travel to different villages and settlements for up to a month. They call their trips, “Yamap Patrols.” They stay a couple of days or up to a week in each area to teach the people to read the Yamap Scriptures and distribute Sunday reading booklets. During the last trip the team travelled to Lae, Wau-Bulolo, Baini, and Yamap. Photo Credit: Janeen Michie Isaac, one of the translators, smiled saying, “Something I’ve seen in Baini is their j