Saturday Evening

I don't think I've really explained about the Tausi family. When we were first in PNG, Sam became good friends with Stanley Tausi. Soon the boys were eating or staying over at each other's houses. Before long, Stanley's family decided that Sam needed a PNG family, and they "adopted" him. From that point on, they and their extended families have treated him as a member of the family. Stanley's dad Simon is from the Kobon tribe, in the Middle Ramu area, high up in the mountains north of here. His mom Esther is from the Kuma tribe, the one adjacent to the hospital. Needless to say, they were all sad when Sam left.

Since we've been on furlough and have spent time with Sam, they were all anxious to hear news about him, and to see pictures. So last evening, Simon, Esther and the kids (Stanley, Lilly, Natina, Ishigel and Aku), and Esther's mother, Abmi all came for supper. After supper, Simon's brother Michael and his wife Martha, and their boys Nason and Randy (a sort of name sake of mine), and several other people came. We borrowed a projector, and I made up a slide show of pictures from our furlough, emphasizing a large proportion of pictures of Sam. A good time was had by all.

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