Tribes are nothing new to readers of the Jewish and Christian scriptures. Israel itself was a tribal people and still one handle for a Jewish person is "member of the tribe."
On October 17, ShalomTalk will feature Dan and Georgia Shaw, Christian missionaries who have worked for years with tribal peoples in New Guinea and in Canada. Imagine bringing the stories of the Jewish scriptures and the Christian New Testament to people with their own sacred writings and stories of tradition.
Dan and his first wife Karen (now deceased) served as a missionary Translator/Anthropologist among the Samo, a recently rehabilitated cannibalistic tribespeople in Papua New Guinea from 1970 to 1981. His PhD is from the University of Papua New Guinea, and since 1982 he has served as Professor of Anthropology and Translation at Fuller Theological Seminary School of Intercultural Studies, in Pasadena, CA. His wife Georgia served for 16 years among First Nation North Americans on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Both Georgia and Dan have a deep respect for and intimate knowledge of indigenous peoples.
Dan says that the Samo people taught him everything he knows about life. The missionary had not only something to teach, but also something to learn from a people who see life in a more simple way. Their skills at survival and the wisdom of living in a harsh world can teach us Westerns a great deal.
Rabbi Dauermann says of Dan and Georgia, "They are the most intelligent and perceptive people I have ever known." Listen in as we bring more radio shalom into your home with topics that are timely and off the beaten path.
On October 17, ShalomTalk will feature Dan and Georgia Shaw, Christian missionaries who have worked for years with tribal peoples in New Guinea and in Canada. Imagine bringing the stories of the Jewish scriptures and the Christian New Testament to people with their own sacred writings and stories of tradition.
Dan and his first wife Karen (now deceased) served as a missionary Translator/Anthropologist among the Samo, a recently rehabilitated cannibalistic tribespeople in Papua New Guinea from 1970 to 1981. His PhD is from the University of Papua New Guinea, and since 1982 he has served as Professor of Anthropology and Translation at Fuller Theological Seminary School of Intercultural Studies, in Pasadena, CA. His wife Georgia served for 16 years among First Nation North Americans on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Both Georgia and Dan have a deep respect for and intimate knowledge of indigenous peoples.
Dan says that the Samo people taught him everything he knows about life. The missionary had not only something to teach, but also something to learn from a people who see life in a more simple way. Their skills at survival and the wisdom of living in a harsh world can teach us Westerns a great deal.
Rabbi Dauermann says of Dan and Georgia, "They are the most intelligent and perceptive people I have ever known." Listen in as we bring more radio shalom into your home with topics that are timely and off the beaten path.
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