Mikes Mision reach out to small group of Sabbath keeping people on the island of Lokep, Siassi
My name is Mike Mison, I come from a mixed parentage of Morobe in Papua New Guinea, of Kabwum and Markham (Wantoat). I am 26 now, was 24 when I completed my tertiary education in Papua New Guinea University of Technology and graduated under the department of Lands & Surveying specialized in Geographic Information Science (GIS) in 2020.
In February, 2021, I visited the office Development Agency of Lutheran church of Papua New Guinea known as Lutheran Development Service (LDS) or formarly known Yangpela Didiman (YD) just to visit my uncle who was working and was part of a team of junior engineers who were working and designing twenty two water supply projects in the Tewae Siassi District funded by the Government of the district by leader, Hon: Dr Kobby Bomorio who is currently the Housing Minister for Papua New Guinea.
So my uncle, Steven Solon took me into the group and introduced me to the secretary of the Association, Mr. Bornie Keoka and asked me to observe at the first day, and he further more introduced my course of study to the secretary, that’s when they needed someone to help them identify places and locations, source of waters so I stepped in help, that’s when I become part of the team of the junior engineers which made up three civil engineers, a food scientist and now myself.
After completing the design and proposal we submitted and waited for funding until November, 2021 the office called us in to begin work, as we were posted to Siassi Island particularly the island of Lokep.
The island of Lokep is made up of 2000 plus population consist of four villagers surrounding the small island. There were Lutherans and Living rock churches. Living rock church worship on Sabbath, but their style or pattern of worship is similar to EBC, church.
It happened that on Sabbath I went to church with Living Rock church. They have lamp shelters in Mulau and Tul. Because they are outside of our world, no network coverage, poor health facilities, run down schools they insisted me to tell them stories about covid-19, since it was a sensitive issue during that period.
After the fellowship, the Pastor told me that I will be taking the next Sabbath main service Program. Therefore, due to work we went and slept 11 kilometers away from the church. I woke up early as 5 oclock preparing myself and stated waling at 7 o’clock and arrived at Mulau, the church at 11:00 am. But they wait patiently, I went and took the main service.
I explain Sabbath in detail before taking the service to the 50 plus members who attended the church .Surprisingly, the pastor told the members that they will have to change from Living Rock to Seventh Day Adventist. And the members requested for bibles and old lessons.
After arriving back from the island, the FISIKA Adventist Association contributed Bibles, old lesson books as I took them and went back to the island and distributed to them.
The following shows some of the photos taken with family after the fellowship:
