PNG-KLS-SPLC Reunion Newsletter 4, April 2020,2
Transcript of PNG-KLS-SPLC Reunion Newsletter 4, April 2020,2
NEWSLETTER # 4, April 2020
2020 PNG-KLS-SPLC Reunion October 8th to 11th 2020
Mt. Olivet Conference & Retreat Center, Farmington, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Greetings to all of our friends on the PNG/KLS/SPLC reunion mailing list. Please read this Newsletter to learn more about our 2020 Reunion. And please plan to join us!
Signuptoa+endthisReunion!Hereisthereserva5onprocess:
Pleasedoletusknowyou’recoming!InearlyMay,thoseofyouwhohavesaidyouplantoa=endwillreceiveanemailwithabriefreserva?onformwhereyouwillindicateyouraccommoda?onpreferences.LodgingatMountOlivetConferenceandRetreatCenterwillbeassignedonafirst-comebasis,sopromptreserva?onresponseisimportant.We’llhaveoff-siteroomsavailableatamotel15minutesfromMountOlivet,forthosewhopreferit,andforoverflowwhentheonsiteroomsfill.Motelroomsoff-siteare$75USDplustaxpernight,doubleoccupancy.
PaymentofreunionfeesareduenolaterthanAugust31—thisallowsustomeettheMountOlivetdeadlinefornumbersa+ending.
NoteaboutCOVID-19:Wehopebyreunion?me(morethansixmonthsaway,andyourpaymentdeadlineoverfivemonthsaway),we’llbesafetogatherforthisreunion.Pleasereserveyourspotnowsowecanassignaccommoda?onsandplanfornumbers.Ifwehavetopostponethereunion,weareabletoandwilldothatbyearlyAugust,basedonourcontractwithMountOlivet—withafullrefundtoyouifyouhavepaidforyourreserva5onbeforeAugust.
ChoicesforlodgingatMountOlivetforen5rereunion(threenights,allmeals,snacksandreunionac?vi?esincluded)are:
• Motelroomwithbathroomfor2or3(only18available),$383.00USDperperson• Dormrooms(designatedmaleorfemale)—4dormswith8bedseach,$318.00USDperperson• Foryouthunderage14,onsitelodging(motelordorm)is$180.00USD
DayScholarratesinUSdollars(withnoon-sitelodging—seeoff-siteop5onabove):• Costwith3mealsandsnacks,$76USDperpersonperday• Costwith2mealsandsnacks,$67USDperpersonperday• Costwith1mealandsnack,$45USDperpersonperday• Costforyouthunderage14:3mealsandsnacks—$58USDperday,2meals—$46USDperday
Highligh5ngtworeunionsessions
IntheJanuary2020ReunionNewsle=er#3,weincludedapreviewofthemanyopportuni?esreunion-goerswillhavetolistentospeakers,shareexperiencesandstorieswitheachother,relax,reconnect,enjoyrecrea?onalac?vi?es,aswellasenjoydisplaysandpar?cipateinservicesthatincludehymnsinTokPisin.Note:Youchoosewhatyouwanttoa=end.
SkypediscussionwithNalonDerr
Friday,7-8:00PM:AnupdateonPNG,fromPNG
NalonDerrcompletedhissenioryearatSPLCin1966.Hethena=endedtheUniversityofPapuaNewGuineainPortMoresby,andin?mebecametheRegistraroftheUniversity.HeestablishedaSta?onerystoreinMadangandoperateditforafewyears.HelaterbecamethesecretaryforalocalMadangpoli?cian.Hewascalledoutofre?rementwithinthelastcoupleofyearsforanappointedposi?ononataskforcethatisseekingtomakesurelocalPapuaNewGuineansarebenefi?ngfairlyfromthenaturalresourcesofthecountry.
Presenta5onbyDr.GeorgeWeiblen,PhD,PNGresearchandcelebra5on
Saturdaypresenta?on,10-11:30AM:“ACelebra?on:100YearsoftheGoodNewsinPapuaNewGuinea”
WebrieflyintroducedGeorgeWeiblenintheApril2019ReunionNewsle=erasoneofour2020speakers.GeorgeisaUniversityofMinnesotaProfessorofPlantandMicrobialBiology,andScienceDirectoroftheBellMuseum.Manyofusheardhimspeakatthe2017PNG/KLS/SPLCReunion.Heisreturningthisyeartobrieflyupdateusonhisfascina?ngresearchinPNG,centeredontheinterac?onsoffloweringplantswithinsectpollinatorsandpests.
AtthisreunionGeorgeisexcitedtoalsosharehispar?cipa?onatauniqueeventinNovember2019:ELC-PNG’sCelebra?on—100YearsAnniversaryBilongKisimTok,1919-2019—atMisVillageinMadangProvince.
ThiswasasurprisedetourduringGeorge’stravelsinPNGinFall2019.AnofficerfromMisVillagewhowasinamee?ngattheMinistryforEnvironmentlearnedthatGeorgewasflyingtoMadangthenextday.ThemanaskedGeorgeifhewoulddeliverabannerforanELCPNGcelebra?oninhisvillage.Georgelearnedthat“thevillageisfamousinLutherancirclesandamongculturalanthropologistsbecauseitistheplacewherethechurchconfrontedNewGuinea'sfirstcargocult,knownas‘Letub—thecultofsecretwealth’.”GeorgewillsharethestoryofLetub,aviolentconflict,andthesuccessfulinterven?onofmissionariestobringpeacetothevillage.
Hisdescrip5onofenteringthevillagewillbringbackmemoriesformanyofuswholivedinPapuaNewGuinea:
“Onthewalkweencounterlivestock,asmallriver,laughingchildren,andsimplehomesbuiltofforestmaterials.Asweapproachthefes?valgrounds,webumpintoyouthgroupsrehearsingtheir"dramas"(pageants).AmongthemisareenactmentofLetub,Yali,theviolence,andul?matelytheholyspiritbringingpeaceandjus?cetothecommunity.Missionariesarerepresentedbyclothedyouthsbearingbibles,sunglassesandhats;na?veswithpaintedfacesandgrassskirts.”
AnOpportunityToDonateToTheReunion
Youcandesignateyourdona?ontohelpwithgeneralreunionexpenses,ortohelpfundourspeakers.Notethatthesearenottax-deduc?blecontribu?ons.Reunionplannerswillensurethefundsareputtogooduse.
PleasemakecheckspayableinUSD$to:GarySchoonover16407ForestBoulevardNHugo,MinnesotaU.S.A.55038
InthecheckMemoLine,pleasewrite:‘PNG/KLS/SPLCReunion”.
Note:PayPalworkswellforinterna?onalpaymenttransac?ons,withthepossibilityofasmalltransac?onfee.EmailGaryatgschoonover04@msn.comtolearnhowtoprocessapaymentthroughPayPal.WesternUnionisalsoanop?on,butyoushouldexpecthigherfees.
NewQues5onsForYou—PLEASEEMAILUSYOURANSWERS IfyouareaPNG,KLSorSPLCfriend/wontok,andifyouhavenotansweredtheques?onsweaskedintheJanuary2020,pleaseanswerthemtoday.
• Lookbackattheemailthatincludedthisfourthnewsle=er,withthesubjectlinePNG-KLS-SPLCReunionNewsle+er#4.Itwouldbeveryhelpfultoreceiveyourresponses.
• Andthis?mewehaveaddedacoupleques?onsespeciallyforspouses/partnersofPNG-KLS-SPLCfolkstoanswer,tohelpuswithplanning.Thankyou!!
Onthefollowingpageisacurrentlistof55peoplethathaveindicatedtheyareplanningtoa+endourreunionin2020.Weneedtohearfromyouifyournameisnotonthislistbutyoudoplantoa+end.Lookfornamesyourecognize,andplantojointhem!Let’sseeifwecandoubleournumbers!!
We appreciate any feedback about this newsletter and about the reunion plan.
WealllookforwardtoseeingyouinOctober!
YourReunionPlanningTeam:FredBrandt,MarkBrandt,SamBrandt,Dawn(Daechsel)McLean,PhilDavis,Paula(Schulz)Mitchell,Barb(Hueter)Reardon,Cynthia(Mansur)Schoonover,GarySchoonover,MarkSingh-Hueter,DianneTuff,andLesWalck.
Peopleplanningtoa+end:
(Amman)BarcalBusta,Beth Frerichs,Marian Radke,Theodore
Amman,Ivan GoldhartPukallus,Becky Sandager-Schubert,Jane
(Blythe)Ireland,Jane Pukallus,Athol SchulzMitchell,Paula
Brandt,Fred Groat,John Schulz,Jim
Brandt,Mark (Hueter)Reardon,Barb (Senff)Mayer,Tanya
Brandt,Samuel Hueter,David (Senff)Payne,Grace
(Brandt)Crov,Mary Jacobsen,Hanne (Sievert)Koch,Chris?ne
(Daechsel)Smallwood,Donna Jacobsen,Michael Tuff,Dianne
Davis,Jonathan JamiesonKenKnight,Becky Tuff,Maggie
Davis,Lore=a Johnson,Murdoch Uhlirz,Markus
Davis,Philip Larson,Carla Voss,Mar?n
Diczbalis,Yan Larson,Sco= Wagner,Christoph
Diczbalis,Heather (Mansur)Schoonover,Cynthia Walck,Ken
(Edwards)Horntvedt,Kay Schoonover,Gary Walck,Leslie
Radke,Elinor Mansur,Chris Walck,Pam
Thomson,Malcolm (Mansur)Zadow,Barbara Walters,Eric
Frerichs,Angela Radke,David Walters,Jon
Frerichs,Catherine Radke,Naomi
Frerichs,Jonathan Radke,Ruth