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Ingu Ingu Ombuno 

Ombuno 

Volume Volume Volume 1 1 No No 1 

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Official News Letter for the 

Ingu Ombuno Foundation (IOF) and Simbu Adventist Students Association (SASA) 

Keeping you informed and in touch with news and events 

on past, present and future dynamics of Simbu Adventist 

Students Ministry and Ingu Ombuno Foundation 

Simbu Adventist Students Association 20 th Anniversary Celebration 

December 2008 

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“Official News letter for IOF and SASA” 

Back to life is SASA’s official newsletter “Ingu Ombuno “ meaning ‘wan hausman’ in 

the Kuman dialect - a very popular quarterly SASA KEEP-in-TOUCH from a decade or 

two back in SASA’s history hence the Name Ingu Ombuno Foundation. IOF will now 

adopt ‘Ingu Ombuno’ as its official newsletter to be brought to you yearly on a quarterly 

basis. “This is rightly yours” 

WELCOME ELCOME TO THE 1 ST 

NEWSLETTER EDITION OF 

2011 IINGU 

INGU 

NGU OOMBUNO 

OMBUNO 

MBUNO 

FOUNDATION 

FOUNDATION & SASA 

Stephen Wemin Gibilen 

IOF Chairman 

What’s in This Issue 

• WELCOME TO IOF 

• IOF OBJECTIVES 

• MEET YOUR BOARD 

• IOF NOTICE BOARD 

• CURRENT EVENTS 

• MEMBERSHIP UPDATE 

• PERSONAL PROFILE 

• SASA KONA 

* EXECUTIVE’S MESSAGE 

* CONVENTION SITE UPDATE 

* SASA BULLETIN 

* SPECIAL EDITION 

- A Rising Star as they call Her 

*Message to young Students - 

‘When the Music Begins’ 

SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR A 

COPY - Subscription form on 

last page 

WELCOME TO IOF 

We are the reason 

Christ gave us his life 

and He is the reason 

why we are brought 

into this world. In our 

daily toil and cares, 

He comes to us in His 

small still voice to inspire 

and direct our 

paths. 

It is a great honor to 

i n t roduc e e very 

reader to Ingu Ombuno 

Foundation 

(IOF). It is an umbrella 

organisation to support 

and build the 

capacity of SASA in all 

its endeavours in both 

in reach and outreach 

programs. The association 

is pioneered 

by both current and 

former members of 

the Simbu Adventist 

Students Association 

On behalf of the 

foundation executives, 

board of directors 

(to be reappointed) 

pioneers 

and affiliated members 

of the association, 

I challenge each 

one of us to take IOF 

mission and vision 

statements seriously. 

As the world is heading to its 

doom and gloom, through 

natural and man made calamities, 

we are to stand united and 

fight as candidates of heaven. 

Battling for a citizenship in 

heaven is a selfish game, we 

were once introduced to it by 

either an earthly friend/parent 

or by our heavenly father himself. 

To lead others out there 

into the same path, is to stand 

united with those of the same 

faith. Maybe a brother is still 

out there lost, or a sister is 

struggling spiritually, you and I 

can provide a helping hand and 

IOF is one channel where we 

can render this life support. 

We have pioneered SASA as 

students more or less still suckling 

from our mothers. Why not 

we do the same for IOF while 

we are well vested on our own 

feet to do so? God will give us 

the courage to step up and wisdom 

to know the difference. 

IOF Chairman Stephen Wemin, member, 

Vitus Dame and Minister Malachi 

Yani drafting IOF vision and mission 

statements at Mt Diamond - 2009. 

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IOF is a vehicle to be driven by SASA pioneers, senior members and good spirited 

Simbu Adventist community in facilitating sustainable engagement, utilisation, management 

and development of people and resources in preparation for Christ return. 

IOF OBJECTIVES 

IOF is registered and has a 

constitutional platform to 

operate as an entity under 

the following objects; 

• To Support and build 

capacity of SASA’s spiritual, 

social, academic or economic in 

both in-reach and outreach programs 

to ensure a holistic approach 

to ministry. 

• To provide support for 

SASA and other student ministry 

groups in EHSM to advocate, 

create awareness and conduct 

training on pressing developmental 

issues affecting the 

country. 

• To publish periodic news 

letters, periodicals, books or 

leaflets to further and better 

promote the objects of IOF and 

SASA. 

• To develop, implement 

and maintain services for SASA 

and members of IOF thru collection 

of funds, accepting donor 

funding and aid subscriptions, 

donations and bequest from 

legitimate sources. 

• To do all things necessary 

to secure grants, in achieving 

IOF objects from any public and 

private financiers. 

• To engage, conduct or 

participate in business or commercial 

activities by self or in 

partnership with other corporate 

bodies, association or organisation. 

• To remit 1 st and 2 nd tithe 

from IOF’s income to support 

the ministries' of the IOF affiliated 

church. 

• To apply its profit orcome 

in promoting its objects 

MEET YOUR IOF BOARD AND 

EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT 

TEAM 

To our valued readers, observers 

and supporters of IOF and SASA 

student ministry, IOF is already 3 

years old yet is still in its infant 

stages of putting together an active 

workable executives and board 

of directors. The aim of this publication 

is yet another appeal in a 

different approach to get us focused 

and know that we have yet 

a mission to accomplish outside of 

our daily toil in this great gospel 

commission. The names of management 

team and board of directors 

you are about to discover will 

find time to come together and 

join hand in one accord to work 

together to get IOF into fully functional. 

Mr Joe Kunda 

was appointed 

as first Executive 

Managing Director 

for IOF. He 

was appointed 

in the first official 

board meeting 

at his home ground- Kerowagi 

at SASA 20 th Anniversary convention 

in 2008. He held office until 

early last year 2010 when he officially 

resigned from the post. IOF 

wishes Joe every success in his future 

endeavours. Joe’s position is 

currently vacant. 

Motsy Davidson is 

appointed assistant 

Executive 

Director by the 

board. Motsy is a 

lecturer at UPNG 

and resides in 

POM. 

Mrs Dorcas Wai 

is IOF General 

S e c r e t a r y / 

Treasurer appointed 

by the 

b o a r d a t 

Kerowagi. She is 

with the department 

of personnel 

management and resides in 

Port Moresby. 

Mr David Sopane 

is IOF Public Officer. 

Mr Sopaneis 

a lawyer with 

Paul Paraka Lawyers 

and he resides 

in Port Moresby. 

IOF Management 

team and 

board wishes to 

convey their sincere 

words of 

gratitude to Mr 

J ohn Boma l 

Varey for being 

instrumental in formulating and 

legislating IOF platform with contributions 

from the like minded 

John Kama - Macarthur Adventist 

College Sydney, Dr Raymond K 

Gena; Snr lecturer at Curtin University-WA 

and SASA die heart 

and PNG ATSA celebrity Vincent 

Kumara - now student at LA Sierra 

University-Southern Carlifornia, 

David Sopane–Lawyer with 

Paul Paraka lawyers and Simeon 

Gaima Wai a former and first 

SASA parliamentarian . 

These Senior SASA professionals 

had a vision and direction to take 

SASA into another level . Those 

visions are spelt out in IOF’s Objectives. 

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IOF needs a dedicated person to move it forward. It has been addressed through email 

forums for the last 3 years and current SASA as a major benefactor has been 

dragged into it with some degree of expectations. SASA pioneers and senior members 

are busy in their own sphere of influence and is not easy to drive IOF forward. Ingu 

Ombuno appeals to SASA pioneers/senior workforce and willing hearts to commit 

financial support and resources to engage a full time executive officer with an office 

space to operate from. 

BOARD of DIRECTORS 

A 17 - men board was appointed 

on 24 th December 2008 

at Kerowagi SASA’s 20 th Anniversary 

Convention. Since then 

no formal board meetings were 

held. Further constructive discussions 

were held between 

pioneers and concerned seniors 

through e-mail forums and a 

formal meeting was planned for 

the 2010 Nondugl SASA convention. 

However, the scheduled 

meeting did not have the 

required 75% of board to convene 

a meeting. Having a large 

number of IOF board membership 

and all being engaged in 

different works of life and 

spreading all over the country 

with few being abroad is practically 

impossible to convene 

any scheduled or annual general 

meeting with attendance of 

absolute majority. 

The chairman, then made several 

attempts to re-appoint a 7 

member board with the aim of 

concentrating 75% of its members 

to be of either Port Moresby 

or Lae based so that regular 

meetings can be held to 

move IOF forward. Appointment 

notifications are being 

served to individual pioneers / 

seniors and are awaiting their 

responses. 

Because of non– performance 

the board is currently dissolved 

hence fresh appointments will 

be announced soon. 


Meanwhile, the current board 

chairman Mr. Stephen Wemin 

and his Vice, Jacob Sine are acting 

in that capacity to fully establish 

a practically workable IOF 

Board. It can be realised that 

when hearts are openly dedicated 

to God’s call of service IOF can 

spring forward to be God’s giant 

soul saving organisation in preparing 

souls for His kingdom. 

SASA vibrant, Benson Miami, 

current chairman of SASA Medium 

Term Plan (MTP) has volunteered 

to drive IOF forward. What 

IOF members need to do now is 

to step up, dig deeper into our 

pockets to help support Benson 

to get IOF established. IOF is us 

and it is time we ‘walk the talk’ 

commit to this coarse if we are to 

see progress at all. If a young 

man is committed to service why 

not the older ones step up and 

support him? 

Majority of us are not financial 

members of IOF. Ingu Ombuno 

therefore urge all to register and 

support IOF to set foot. 

CURRENT IOF BOD 

Of the 17 member BOD the 

following are still active and 

vocal in pushing IOF forward to 

see its success. 

Stephen Wemin Gibilen - IOF 

Chairman - Geology Superintendant-Xstrata 

Copper Frieda 

River Project.—Port Moresby 

Based 

Mr Jacob Sine - IOF Vice Chairman 

and SASA Founding Pioneer 

Private Consultant - Lae Based 

SASA will not come this far 

without Jacob and Paul Siwi. 

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We grow old filled with regrets; 

• For things not done 

• For words not said 

• For love not shown 

• For dreams not completed 

CURRENT ACTIVE IOF BOD 

Dr. Raymond Kaul Gena - IOF Director-Senior 

Lecturer -Curtin University-Western 

Australia. Dr Gena 

is one of the first SASA member 

to be honoured with a PhD degree 

in Geology. Praise God for 

Raymond being the first SASA 

pillar with Academic Excellence. 

Mr John Kama - IOF Director 

Macarthur Adventist College Sydney 

Australia. John is also undertaking 

his MED (Research)/PhD 

studies under Avondale College 

Scholarship. John continues to 

mentor IOF/SASA and is the IT 

genius working on creating the 

best website for SASA called 

‘sasaleva’. (www.sasaleva.com) 



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Ingu Ombuno also wishes to extend 

its sincerity to SASA dieheart 

and PNG ATSA Celebrity - 

Vincent Kumara for his direction 

and mentor all throughout these 

years. Vincent's words are always 

sincere and his heart and 

commitment in this ministry is 

always heart warming. 

Vincent P. Kumura - SASA and 

IOF Mentor– Current Student at 

La Sierra University - Southern 

Carlifornia, USA on a double 

Masters degree program. 

If you are dedicated to God’s call 

of service, He will surely excel you 

immeasurably. For current SASA 

members, your seniors have gone 

through this same path you are 

journeying through. 

Here is VK’s Motto that got him 

up to where he is now. “ Fear 

God, Live Healthy and Simple, 

Work Hard, Do Good and Enjoy 

Life” 

Life is short. Act today, 

Do all that makes you 

happy now! Pravsworld.com 

IOF NOTICE BOARD 

Some important IOF TOK 

SAVE for all members to 

adhere to. Our commitments 

to IOF is important 

in fulfilling its objectives; 

1. IOF Annual membership 

Registration is K100.00 per 

head. Registration deadline 

for this year is end of June. 

2. SASA Pioneer’s/Workforce 

commitment fee is K1,000.00 

minimum. 

IOF Account is: BSP, Port Moresby 

Branch, 

A/C No. 1001458449 

Swift Code: BOSPPNPM 

3. Appointment of a 7 men 

board will be announced in 

the next Ingu Ombuno publication. 

4. An Official Launching for 

IOF will be discussed through 

e-mail forum; time and 

venue. A tentative date of 

15th July is proposed by 

John Kama. 

5. IOF calls on members who 

are well vested in writing up 

corporate and Strategic plans 

to put together IOF Corporate 

and Strategic Plans to be 

presented at the launching. 

Contact the Chairman for the 

content outline. 

IOF-A way forward for SASA 

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IOF membership registration is open to every SASA, workforce, the Simbu Adventist 

communities, fellow Adventists throughout PNG and worldwide as 

well as any interested Christian community. Other associations, statutory bodies, 

civil societies, businesses, companies Corporate societies and NGO organisation 

can subscribe to IOF with an affiliation fees to be agreed upon by the 

board. For more details, contact the Chairman - Ingu Obuno Foundation, P. O. 

Box 7299, Boroko, PNG or e-mail to; 

swgmsl@gmail.com or swemin@friedariverproject.com or to Dorcas Livai on 

e-mail; dorcas_livai@dpm.gov.pg 

IOF MEMBERSHIP UPDATE 

IOF Registration is now open to every interested individual, There are two parts to it. Normal Annual 

Membership Registration is K100.00 per head. Part two is membership commitment of K1,000.00 to get 

IOF started. It is only a one off payment. For families it is not necessarily K1000.00 per head for IOF commitment 

fees while annual registration is per head. If you haven’t registered yet and wish to include that 

into your commitment fee then, 10% of your commitment fees will be registered under registration 

fees. 

Name: Registration Commitment Year of Registration 

Dr. Raymond Kaul Gena K100.00 2009 

Mrs Angela Gena K100.00 2009 

Vincent Kumura US$300.00 2009 

John Kaupa Kaunsol K100.00 K900.00 2011 - (Commitment) 

John Kama K100.00 K900.00 2011 - (Commitment) 

Stephen Wemin Gibilen K100.00 K900,00 2011 - (Commitment) 

Wendy B. Gibilen K100.00 2011 - (Commitment) 

Total K600.00 K3,600.00 

Start Register now and be a financial member. IOF needs every SASA workforce to get it started. 

Personal ersonal Profile rofile 

In this edition I wish to introduce 

to you all to a life model 

whom you are already introduced 

to in many places. John 

Kama commonly known as JK 

is the editor’s choice for this 

first IO edition. 

* Village - JK comes from 

Urumil, Gumine Station 

Education 

* Junior High School - Gumine 

* Senior H. School - Kerevat/ 

Sogeri NHS. 

* BSc Degree - Aus Aid Scholar 

ship to Avondale college 

* Post Graduate Cert. Unitech- 

Science Communication 

* Post Graduate Diploma - Aus 

tralian Catholic University 

* Med - Avondale College 

* Research PhD Student currently 

under Avondale Scholarship). 

Carrier Path 

* Arnott’s Bisucuits - Management 

trainee 

* Lae International-Teacher 

* PAU - Associate Lecturer, 

*Sydney Adventist College - Teacher 

*Macarthur Adventist College- Head 

of Science 

*Avondale College - Seasonal 

Lecturer. 

Juggling between work, study 

and family yet JK still finds time 

to commit to engineer sasaleva 

website and a real motivator on 

issues affecting SASA. 

John is happily married to Loanna and 

blessed with cute Nerolyn . Did you 

want to know how JK found his sweet 

heart? You do not need to indulge 

one with an mp3 or an expansive Irish 

perfume. Just try it with a cone of Ice 

cream for simplicity and love will prevail. 

Well you got to be a JK typo to be 

successful at it. 

To students, take JK as your model 

and strife for excellence. With God 

nothing is impossible. 

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Have your say on IOF/SASA through Ingu Ombuno on anything you wish to 

share with the rest of IOF and SASA members. Comments and criticisms are 

very important to help improve this publication. It is the first of its kind and 

your views, comments and critics are vital in developing Ingu Ombuno into a 

more informative publication. IOF is committed to keep its members informed 

of its progress and developments thru its quarterly Ingu Ombuno newsletter. 

Surely The Lord Is Coming 

Global natural and man made 

catastrophic and local current 

events are fast foretelling that 

this is the generation that will 

live to see the coming of our 

Lord and saviour Jesus Christ. 

• The world’s worst deadliest 

Genocide - Srilankan government 

killing its own citizen– 3812 innocent 

mothers and babies killed 

from 1 Jan - 30 March 2009. 

• Baby born with frog’s head, 

in the Hawaian Village in East Sepik 

Province. You may not believe 

this but it’s real. 


• PNG’s most horrific road 

accident remembered as ‘Black 

Tuesday’ on the 12 th of January 

2010 claiming 38 lives near Umi 

Bridge at Rakeampun along Okuk 

Highway. 

Amidst all these horror and terror, 

doom and gloom, Simbu is 

blessed to receive God’s final call. 

Just 2 months back on the eve of 

February 4, 2011 God visited a 

small group of Young boys and 

girls at Kinstar Village, Chuave at 

around 5:30pm while lining up 

for a snap shot a white light appeared 

in the background that 

was actually captured as seen in 

the photo. 

Two shots were taken consecutively 

in the space of 1 minute 

and strange enough a white light 

appeared in background on the 

first shot and not on the second 

shot. This arouses curiosity within 

the team and they straight away 

inquire of God what this light 

could mean. 

They could not rest to talk about 

it within them selves. They conclude 

that is a signal of God’s 

presence and on their knees they 

asked God that Sabbath night if 

God has any special message 

for them through this light. 

About 15minutes into their 

prayer session, Jesus took the 

smallest amongst them to the 

Eastern sky into the heavenly 

realms and showed him the 

beautiful things he had prepared 

for us. Christ told the lad 

many things but here is what he 

said we need to know in the 

very words of Jesus our soon 

coming king; 

• The strange bright light is 

myself Jesus, it is my presence. 

• Tell the people that 

heaven and hell are real and I 

am coming soon 

• The pages of the book I 

am writing (Judgement Book) 

are almost finished and I am 

coming very soon 

• A great trouble is com- 

ing and it is just around the corner, 

and only praying Christians 

will make it through. So church 

members must develop the 

habit of getting down to their 

knees and prepare for the coming 

tribulation 

This is good tidings and not to 

scare us. Friends, we are almost 

home. This dying world will 

soon come to an end. Hold Fast. 

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SASA KONA: The Simbu Adventist Students Association is running into its 23 years of existence 

as a humble Adventist Students Organisation walking the Gospel Truth with them 

wherever they set foot, always eager to enjoy students ministry yet are also prepared to meet 

whatever challenges that may come their way. For this year, It will be Kilau in Salt Nomane. 

They have been there at the 5th Anniversary for 2 weeks long, they had shown some seed 

there. They will now re-visit the area after 18 years for another 2 weeks convention. Of course 

there will be plenty of surprises and you cannot just simply afford to miss this. Plan to be 

there from the 15th—26th December from wherever. 

Executive’s Desk 

elcome one and all 

and greetings in 

the name of our Lord 

Jesus. I would like to 

first of all acknowledge 

the God almighty for his 

leadership, and direction 

in guiding us into another 

milestone year of 

SASA’s ministry. Let us 

be assured that the Captain 

will take us through 

despite the socioeconomic 

and political 

turbulences facing our 

country at this point in 

time. Indeed, times are 

hard but I’m confident 

that it is through such 

difficult moments that 

God brings out the best 

in us. I encourage you 

to be firm in the faith! 

With that, I would like 

to remind you of our 

upcoming convention 

and our commitments 

as individuals and 

groups to ensuring the 

success of our convention 


Salt-Nomane, the land of ‘milk and 

honey’ was nominated as our ultimate 

destiny for our 23 rd SASA convention 

this year. By God’s grace, we 

hope to make it a memorable time 

of ministry and fellowship with the 

local people, our own friends and 

families and the Salt Nomane Layman 

Association (SNLA) who will be 

Convention Venue - Sainataun in Kilau 

joining us to celebrate their 10 th anniversary 

of dynamic ministry in the 

area. With the SNLA, the convention 

will be a dual convention. That is 

something to look forward to. 

As for the programs, in addition to 

the main sermons, we have elected to 

have various seminars, trainings and 

sport programs aimed at ensuring a 

balance of our spiritual, social, mental 

and physical well-being. Our main 

speakers are vastly experienced and 

culturally vested, complementing a 

dynamic atmosphere of ministry. 

We may also secure an international 

speaker. 

To ensure the success of 

our program, we urge you 

to please continue your 

prayers and be faithful to 

your fundraising activities, 

membership fees and other 

financial commitments. For 

the last 22 years, labourers 

of love have always carried 

the banner of SASA and I’ 

am confident that the good 

Lord will bless us, the modern 

labourers, as we continue 

to labour in love with 

the aim of completing His 

mission. 

I wish you all the very best 

in your work, studies and 

or other daily aspirations 

and may God bless SASA 

as we 

j o u r n e y 

into our 

23 years 

of ministry! 

Bal Kama - 

SASA V/President - University 

of Canberra - Australia 

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Bal Kama 

SASA vice President 

Canberra University 

Australia 

Bal Numai 

SASA Patron 

Thadius Elijah Yoba 

SASA Treasurer 

Divine Word University 




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Count your life by smiles not tears, 

Count your age by friends, not years 

A friend is someone who supports you 

all the time, A friend is someone who 

does not compete with you 

MEET YOUR 

2011 SASA EXECUTIVES 

* A leader who does not listens to advice 

is a fool himself. (Proverbs 26)”God 

is calling for cooperative task for better 

result when we share and discuss our 

views and ideas on his mission. 

* Leaders will often part and fall so our 

support is needed by our leaders for 

consistency in mission 

Stanley Tine 

SASA President 

Unitech—Lae 

Dau Tapie 

SASA Editor 

PAU-POM? 

Bobbie Bare 

SASA Secretary 

Unitech-Lae 

Jennifer Ben 

SASA Matron 

Kingsford Ben 

IK Games Coordinator 

Sonoma College 

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SASA 23 rd and SNLA 10 th Annual Celebration convention will be held in the Lutheran 

dominated area. A letter was drafted by the Director of SNLA Mr Stephen Wemin to 

seek permission to use the Evangelical Lutheran Church ground as well as use of their 

church for the convention. The young Lutheran leaders were convinced of the program 

as the first of its kind and are 100% supportive and their challenge now is to 

meet with their elders. They are most likely to hit brick wall hence, we are to pray for 

God to melt their stony hearts and give us excess to their church ground. 

CONVENTION SITE UPDATE 

My first official trip to Kilau-the 

venue of SASA/SNLA dual convention 

commenced on the 23 rd of 

March and arrived at the site on 

the 25 th . A meeting was held on 

the night of 26 th at Kilau, attended 

by a representative from each individual 

clan from the entire Kilau 

population of plus 5,000. 

On the morning of 27 th I had to 

walk to Oinima Church to attend 

the organised board meeting luckily 

scheduled on the day of my trip. 

SWG promoting SASA/SNLA dual convention 

at Oinima in the Church’s first 

organised board meeting. 

After the promotion at the church 

board meeting, I had to race back 

to Kilau before 4:00pm to witness 

the promotion of the convention 

by the committees to the local Lutheran 

church congregation of Kilau. 

Unfortunately time has defeated 

me and some of the people 

left for their homes but most were 

still waiting for my arrival. 


SASA/SNLA convention promotion was the first agenda 

discussed at Oinima in their Organised board meeting. 

One thing good about the Kilau community is that they 

are very respectful and can spend hours listening attentively 

to speeches in any gathering if that will concern 

their life. SASA will gain that respect as I will continue to 

prepare them for that grand moment for this Christmas. 

A young leader represents the working committee to address 

the community of Kilau about the big Christmas Convention 

to be held at their very place. 

Unlike many previous conventions, this one will be a 

special one as the venue is right in the heart of the villages. 

The current awareness and promotions are done 

so as to create interest in them to look forward to the 

convention and to create eagerness for active participation. 

Lets be prepared for a true out –reach and evangelism. 

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SASA’s Guest speakers are well vested in the local knowledge. Pr Peter Bani will be 

our morning speaker. For the evening speaker, a consensus has been reached between 

SNLA director and current SASA executives to engage Pastor and Evangelist 

Jonathan K. Wera. Both pastors are very dedicated ministers of the gospel who served 

in the mission for all their life and with their vast experiences in the mission field is a 

bonus to have in such new work area. We need such ministers to penetrate the brick 

wall of Lutheran dominance and resurrect a second SASA Memorial Church in this part 

of Simbu to create another legacy for SASA. 

BULLETIN 

Some vital ‘toksave’ for SASA for both students 

and workforce to know of National 

SASA’s expectations in preparation for the 

convention. 

1. Convention Date: 15 th - 26 th December. 

2. Registration Fees 

* Primary Schools - K20.00 per head 

* High Schools - K30.00 per head 

* Secondary - K40.00 per head 

* Tertiary - K50.00 per head 

* Workforce - K150.00 per head 

Registration for SNLA are determined by 

their Executives at their last AGM. Their registration 

will be paid as camp fees as they 

will take care of themselves in terms of 

meals and other essentials. 

3. Convention Song book and Program - 

SNLA Director Stephen Wemin to take ownership 

with consultation with SASA Executives. 

4. ID Cards - Every SASA members attending 

the Kilau convention will have access in and 

out of the convention site by ID Cards. SNLA 

director– Stephen Wemin has volunteered to 

take lead in producing ID cards. Those who 

have e-mail access MUST make an effort to 

send forward face photos for all SASA members. 

The photo should accompany with the 

following information; 

*Full Name *School attended *Year of 

Study, Coarse undertaking* and *Your Signature 

if you can. Madang SASA are the first 

to submit their ID photos. 

Category 

High 

School 

Secondary 

Don 

Bosco 

Madang 

ASA 

East New 

Britain 

Lae Society 

POM 

Society 

Goroka 

SASA 

SNLA 

Churches 

Yani 

District 

Churches 

Karimui 

District 

Churches 

Local 

Youth 

Groups 

SUB SASA’s and Church 

Groups/District Affiliations 

Affiliation 

Fees 

Institutions 

K200.00 Doliba, Boromil, Kundiawa 

Each Day, Karaweri, Mt Wilhelm, 

Karepa (Karimui). 

K300.00 Kerowagi, Kondiu, Yawe 

Each Moses, Gumine, 

K200.00 Don Bosco Technical College 

K2000.00 

(Group) 

K3000.00 

(Group) 

K5000.00 

(Group) 

K5000.00 

(Group) 

K1500.00 

(Group) 

3x Live 

goats 

each 

1x Live 

goat each 

K100.00 

Each 

Divine Word, Madang 

Teacher’s College, Madang 

Tech. Col, Lutherane School of 

Nursing, Workforce 

SOCOL, St Marries, UNRA, 

Kokopo Business College, 

Workforce 

Unitech, Lae Tech, Lae Secondary 

School, Work force 

UPNG, PAU, Technical Colleges, 

workforce 

UOG, Kabiufa, Kama Primary, 

Goroka Nursing College, 

Goroka Tech. Workforce 

All zone 4 and 5 local 

churches to donate 3 live 

goats each as part of their affiliations. 

Zone 1 – 3 local churches – 

Yani District to donate 1 live 

goat as affiliation. 

All Karimui District Churches 

K150.00 Any local youth groups 

The Salt Nomane SASA Students and Senior members are 

making special invitation to the two Pioneers (Paul Siwi 

and Jacob Sine), their families & all senior members/ 

workforce to this ‘A MUST ATTEND CONVENTION.’ 

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SASA membership has increased nationwide and one that is standing tall lately is 

the Madang SASA. The strength of SASA is gaining momentum in this part of the region 

as never before. Coming out from non-Adventist institutions is a challenge and 

the battle they had to fight daily and especially out of Divine Word University is no 

easy way out. Let your light house keep on shinning for Jesus so that those of us 

long lost in the open ocean can re-navigate to know where we are and can re-direct 

our route to safety. 

A RISING STAR AS THEY CALL HER 

The two days journey was the second time for me. 

since my first legendary 

journey in 1993 as a 

student and as a SASA 

tracker for the 4 th SASA 

convention. Tracking 

through the forest, 

crossing a ‘lion’s den 

like’ river on the historical 

cane bridge and 

floating down finally 

brought me to Wenaiyo 

village in the heart of 

Karamui which they called as the home of SASA 

hence was the reason that brought me there. Early 

morning on the second day, I received word that 

someone would very much like to meet me. Despite 

not being fully recovered 

from bruises and muscle 

aches I slowly dragged 

myself out of bed to 

meet her. 

She introduced herself as 

Martina Henry . She was 

ready to leave home to 

return to college. The long journey becomes short 

from her village to Pinoro airstrip when I had to 

walk her to meet the plane as part of my sight seeing. 

Suddenly on our way we heard the sound of an 

approaching aeroplane. Martina had to rush for the 

airstrip to board the flight, but I 

could not simply catch up as I was 

three legged still suffering body 

aches from the journey. I finally 

arrived some minutes later only to 

receive her waving of hands inside 

the plane and headed for 

Goroka. 

Time does not permit me to know 

more about Martina personally. I 

then asked around and they told 

me that she is their “Rising Star.” 


In a fraternal society where women are still regarded 

second class has always defeated them 

emotionally and mentally. 

Martina was raised in such society where for a 

women to excel is hardly heard of even to this 

day. However, Martina is the first ever to break 

through the barrier and that she has proven her 

society wrong. 

Little that I know, Martina’s face appeared in 

amongst the beautiful faces of Madang SASA. 

Martina is able to break that barrier and prove 

men wrong. Though she may be the first female 

to pave her way into tertiary education for the 

people of Karamui, Martina is also a SASA rising 

star and I had that privilege to have come across 

her to discover and have this story to relate to. 

Take courage and be a living model as your 

achievement is history and again with God all 

things are possible. There is nothing that God 

cannot do despite man can look down on you 

because of the customs and traditions that plays 

the majors in our society. All things work together 

for good to those that love him and are 

called for his purpose, and we are to see ourselves 

as God’s call to his service when you stand 

out in societies as such. Be a rising star for God 

through SASA for as long as life holds. 

Left top– crossing historic whagi bridge. Middle: Martina 

Henry, Below: Madang SASA Society looking 

beautiful as beautiful Madang 

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SASA 20 th Anniversary Convention was celebrated in style. They were privileged to 

have an international Guest Speaker Pr Craig Newborn and wife Janice from Oakwood 

University (USA). They love bird watching so Mr Wagl Bomal a local senior 

SASA member and the current SASA president, Stanley had to walk them each morning 

to watch the dancing and singing of our prestigious birds of Paradise. SASA and 

the Simbu Adventist community had a wonderful week of celebration and the Newborn’s 

were also glad that they had visited PNG. 

When the Music Begins 

Dr Newborn in one of his sermons talked about decision making. He uses the story of Daniel and his 

three friends about what it means to making spiritual decisions. Making spiritual decisions is very important. 

It means making up your mind, establishing limits; deciding what 

your boundaries are. Decisions like; I will be true to God at all times 

and in all circum- stances. This type of Decision is the foundation 

on which all other decisions are based. Taking such a position (adopting 

such a mental and be- havioural attitude) towards life will greatly increase 

your likelihood of spiritual victory. Adding onto that is TIMING. 

When you make decisions is very important to your success. Reading 

through Daniel, 3: 1- 16; the story is a life or death matter. Will Daniel 

and his friends compro- mise with King Nebuchadnezzar and go against 

the truth they know about their God and live a life of a contemporary 

world and idolatry or stand bold in their decision and face the consequences? 

The issues of what to eat at the University of Babylon at the begin- 

SASA president Stanley Tine with 

ning of the school year the Newborns at Kerowagi. 

and the worship of the idol to the command of 

King Nebuchadnezzar forced the 4 young Hebrews to make life’s crucial 

decisions each time. But their bold decision to stand by their faith reflects that before they were carried 

away as captives, these 4 university students had been trained at home by their parents and because 

of that, they entered Babylon determined to honour God at all cost. 

We knew that Daniel and his friends refusal to eat of the King’s table, placed themselves in connection 

with the source of all wisdom, making the knowledge of God the foundation of their education. They 

placed themselves where God would bless them. 

Young people; the opportunity will come and so will the challenges. Before the NEBUCHADNEZZER’S of 

your life demand that you bow down to their images, make your decision to be true, whatever the 

cost. What will you do when the Music Begins at your University or college? 

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