◼ IN 1980, I accepted a tract from a pioneer in Madang and took it back home to Bagabag Island, six hours away by boat. I liked what it said and wrote to the branch office requesting more information. Soon afterward, I received a letter from Badam Duvun, a pioneer in Madang, inviting me to attend a district convention. I visited her for two weeks and started to study the Bible. I also attended all the meetings at the local Kingdom Hall.

My father, wielding an iron bar, drove me from our family home. I fled to Madang with my aunt, Lamit Mareg, who had also accepted the truth. Soon afterward, we were both baptized.

In time, my father became very sick. I took him into my home at Madang and cared for him until he died. During that time his heart softened toward my religion. Before he died he urged me to return to Bagabag Island and preach to its inhabitants.

Later, I returned to Madang to pioneer along with Lamit. In 2009, six individuals from Bagabag Island came to Madang to attend the annual Memorial of Christ’s death.