Pioneering in - Far Eastern Bible College
Pioneering in - Far Eastern Bible College
Pioneering in - Far Eastern Bible College
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Our second base of operations – Balik Papanwe would “enter the tiger’s lair” to strike up friendship with themas well as to understand their sentiments, custom and taboos thatthereby we might obta<strong>in</strong> our quarry.Borneo is the third largest island <strong>in</strong> the world. However, she isnoted not for her size but for an aborig<strong>in</strong>al race of peoples – theDyaks. The term “Dyak” covers all the “mounta<strong>in</strong>” aborig<strong>in</strong>es.Actually these comprise many tribes. In our territory for example,<strong>in</strong> the “k<strong>in</strong>gdom” of Kutai, there are seven dist<strong>in</strong>ct tribes. One ofthem, the Punan, live <strong>in</strong> trees. They do not build but live a88