Anne L. Haugh

Getting our meat - the old fashioned way..

Did you know that pork gets delivered to our door? A man goes into the jungle, shoots a wild pig with his bow and arrow, and then he walks around town looking for a buyer. So, every few months he, or someone like him, will show up with a pork leg thrown over his shoulder, a banana leaf under it to protect his shirt and skin from the dripping blood. The leg is weighed and the bargaining for price begins. He starts high and we start low - usually one-half his price. A knife a cutting board is handed him and after agreeing on a price. Why? Because the leg comes with the skin, fat, and hoof still attached! The "meat man" then cuts up the leg the way we prefer and the meat is frozen for later use. Since ham can't purchase it here, I add special salts that allow me to make it into ham. The meat is delicious, tender and obviously fresh!! We get our milk the old fashioned way - delivered!

Life in Irian..

Every week day morning, Ken and I walk to the school by 7:30 A.M. to meet with the 10 student sophomore class for their 10 minute homeroom. During that time we do a short devotion, pray, and discuss upcoming class fundraisers. We love our time with them; they truly are a good group of fun-loving kids.

Fundraisers usually involve selling food at the Friday night basketball or volleyball games. Every week one class in the high school has the opportunity of putting on a meal to sell to the community that comes to watch the games. The sophmore class usually prepares and sells taco salad. Everyone in the class has a responsibility to prepare part of the meal. There is no MacDonald's, Wendy's, PizzaHuts in Irian Jaya (now called West Papua) so this meets a need for busy mom's who want a night out without cooking. Most of the expatriate community comes to the meals to eat and talk with their friends even if they are not interested in the games. It is also a good experience for the students to plan, advertise, sell, and evaluate a meal. It's a real-life learning experience that is fun at the same time.

I also do substitute teaching at HIS, orientation, and Bible Club but I'll share more about that at another time.

Praise Items and Prayer Requests

Horticulture correspondence course - pray that I would be consistent each day in doing the required work. It is so easy to put other, more urgent items before this course.
Furlough preparation - we will need to prepare a cross country trip from here - no small task. Pray for patience and diligence as we determine the logistics of travel, vehicles, etc.

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Last updated on January 12, 2000