MAF International Asia Pacific Papua New Guinea

A Vital and Long-Lasting Partnership

Mandy Glass. Story Madeleine Bischoff and Carin LeRoy. Photos Markus Bischoff (MB) and Carin LeRoy (CLR)

MAF has spent decades supporting the ministry of one couple in their work among a small tribe out in a remote village. For 13 years in the 1980s and 1990s, Dale and Carin LeRoy lived and worked building a church plant among the Gobasi tribe. In the ensuing years, they have returned several times for visits. Each time they have depended on MAF to support them in their work. “There is no road access out where we worked in Papua New Guinea. The only way in or out is by airstrip or foot. It’s vital to have an MAF pilot to bring the supplies for us in order to accomplish the goals we have," says Carin LeRoy. Together with her husband, Dale, they first came to PNG in 1982.

Dale and Carin LeRoy

The Americans, Dale and Carin LeRoy, met during their training at Bible College in the United States and knew that the Lord was calling them into full time ministry. In June 1980, Dale came for a short term trip to Papua New Guinea, but decided that there were enough missionaries working in Papua New Guinea (PNG). However, on his way out, he met a man from Gospel Recordings who told him about the North Fly area and that several tribes in that area had not been introduced to the gospel yet.

Flying for Life

After their marriage in October 1980, the couple started to get ready for their service in Papua New Guinea. In April 1982, the two set off for PNG through Asia Pacific Christian Mission (which is now Pioneers Australia). Their aim was “to go to a place that had never heard the gospel," states Carin because “we felt God had called us to work in an unreached tribe." After months of orientation in Kiunga with an older missionary couple and several other assignments, the LeRoys moved to Honinabi in 1984 where Dale regularly undertook the seven-hour hike to Yehebi to supervise the construction of the airstrip. Carin remembers, “in February 1987 the airstrip was finally completed. Roy Hoey was the first MAF pilot who landed there and cleared it for normal MAF operations. He was our pilot for years and was such a great guy! Our children called him 'Uncle Roy.'" With the opening of the airstrip at Yehebi, the LeRoys resettled at Yehebi with their two young children. Thus, during their second and third term they were able to really focus on working with the Gobasi people and bring them the gospel. Each term the family was serviced by dedicated MAF pilots. Twin Otter load from Mt Hagen to Yehebi bringing water tanks and supplies

Learning the story together and discussing it

After the LeRoy’s return to the States in the mid-1990s, the Gobasi people remained close to their heart. Dale and Carin continued to look for ways to help them understand the gospel. Thus, it felt like a God-ordained opportunity when, in 2012, the LeRoys became involved with Orality (the method of telling Bible stories to those in oral-based societies). It seemed obvious that this method would help to deliver Biblical truths successfully in a culture where knowledge traditionally is passed on by telling stories around the campfire.

“We came back to PNG in July 2013 for two months," Carin continues, “and felt that the Lord had burdened us to do some orality Bible story workshops. We engaged with the Gobasi church and did a series of stories with them, with several nearby tribes joining in. We felt like the Lord had called us back for another trip, so in 2016 we came back to do more in-depth Bible stories. Currently, we are trying to do a story set from creation to Christ. What we find is—at least in the area we are—that it is hard for the people to get a full understanding of the Gospel and to understand why Jesus died for us." During their last Working with national pastors on a story six-month visit, the prepared story sets were shared with several pastors from the North Fly area in anticipation that these pastors would go back to their villages and share what they had learned with their church. The thirty-story set starts with creation and explains how sin came into the world. Then it gives a summary of the Old Testament and the Kings. Finally, it tells of the birth of Jesus, Carin teaching a story to the Gobasi ladies some of Jesus' miracles, His death, and resurrection. This set shows a brief history of mankind so that the Gobasi tribe will hopefully get a better understanding of the Gospel and why they need Christ. Dale said, "We felt we got a really good response to these stories. Our focus has been on training the pastors in the area how to tell these stories and encouraging them to go out to teach these stories in the villages. This was the main purpose of our visit."

Flying for Life

When asked how MAF enables their ministry Carin responds, “Even when we lived here permanently we couldn't have had a ministry out here without the help of MAF. We were dependent on our pilot for all of our station supplies, our travel in and out, and for our personal items, food, and mail. We still need a pilot today to fly in those things. If we need a gas bottle to cook on our stove, the pilot has to fly it in. We could not live out in this remote place without the help of an MAF pilot helping us to bring the supplies we need. He is a vital link for the ministry.“ Please pray for Dale and Carin LeRoy’s ministry with the Gobasi people. May the seed they have sown fall on well prepared ground and bear rich fruit so that many Gobasi will understand that they can be reconciled with their Heavenly Father because Jesus died for them.

Dale preaching at a Sunday service at Yehebi

Dale LeRoy teaching the orality workshop.

Workshop participants from four language groups posing in front of the MAF Airvan.

Sunday service at Yehebi

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Biblical truths successfully in a culture where knowledge traditionally is passed on by telling stories around the campfire. MAF International Asia Pacific. Papua New Guinea. Flying for Life. Dale and Carin LeRoy. Learning the story together and discussing it. Twin Otter load from Mt Hagen to Yehebi bringing water tanks and ...

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