Tag: Indonesia

CAMA Indonesia: A Story on Sea Cows and Offerings

March 7, 2016

Today’s post is written by a Myrna Maxey, a CAMA worker serving in Papua, Indonesia. She and her husband Buzz began the Papua United Football Club as an HIV/Aids awareness program in 2011. For the past seven years, they have also partnered with two local pastors translating the Bible into Ngalik. This is a recent story […]

Peace with Love through Soccer

September 14, 2015

The following was sent by Buzz Maxey, a CAMA worker in Papua, Indonesia. “We played 39 soccer games, hosted 15 coaching sessions and tournaments for kids, gave 14 AIDS awareness presentations, and experienced 3 days of peace training together. The best part about it was that people from diverse cultures, races, and religions all came […]

A Call to Prayer for Papua

September 3, 2015

The following was sent by a CAMA worker in Papua, Indonesia. We’ve recently returned to Papua from our year-long home assignment in the US, and we’re being hit hard again by the number of people who are dying here each day. In the last few days, there have been three funerals in our neighborhood. Today […]

AIDS and Home Health Training in Papua

March 23, 2015

Today’s post is written by Myrna Maxey, a CAMA worker in Papua, Indonesia. I received a test from my friend Fitri that read, “I want to talk with you about the mobile phone we received for AIDS information. Now already there are more and more people phoning.” Fitri and her friend Hana received HIV/AIDS training and […]

From Prison to Soccer and Discipleship

December 14, 2013

Papua, Indonesia: A local believer, “Jimmy,” shared his personal story of embezzlement, jail, repentance, and growth with CAMA workers in Papua, Indonesia. Jimmy had stolen from his boss and was thrown in jail, where he spent 18 cold, dark nights. He asked the guard for a light bulb and was able to read his Bible […]