Can One of our Kiwis Explain this Wedding, Please?

[Raphael]

No Bartle?

Nope.

Gladys Aylward
Alfred Brown
Amy Carmichael
James Hudson Taylor
Peter Cameron Scott
Tarore

[mossrose]

Nope.

Gladys Aylward
Alfred Brown
Amy Carmichael
James Hudson Taylor
Peter Cameron Scott
Tarore

I did get all those names. My sister's brother-in-law is Neville Bartle from NZ who was missionary to Papua New Guinea for many years and did a great deal of work with the Pidgin translation of the bible there.

[Raphael]

I did get all those names. My sister's brother-in-law is Neville Bartle from NZ who was missionary to Papua New Guinea for many years and did a great deal of work with the Pidgin translation of the bible there.

Ahhhh, but he's still alive while the others aren't.....

[Sparko]

As common as you may think it is over there, it's way more common here. Especially as all schools have kapa haka groups competing against each other, and the haka is performed at funerals, weddings, sporting events, and many other public events.

School Kapa Haka champions last year

Interhouse Haka competition at my daughters school last year. (yes the school houses are named after missionaries)

And a haka to farewell the Bethlehem College Year 13 students last year

But but but... isn't that "cultural appropriation?"

If white people went around doing Native American dances over here, the liberals would have a field day.

[Cow Poke]

@CP, I can further your education if you come for a visit.......see if you can call it a Missions Trip......

Actually, your part of the world is most certainly on our bucket list. On our last international, we were actually headed for the UK, and last minute changed to Israel.

I'd love to do Scotland/Ireland in particular, and your part of the world as well.

Do you think you can arrange a meeting with Xena while I'm there?

[Raphael]

Actually, your part of the world is most certainly on our bucket list. On our last international, we were actually headed for the UK, and last minute changed to Israel.

I'd love to do Scotland/Ireland in particular, and your part of the world as well.

Do you think you can arrange a meeting with Xena while I'm there?

....if she's not protesting with Greenpeace.... but can more easily arrange a meeting with Phil Rudd ...... just need to ask him if he minds me drooling over his McLaren when he's next visiting the neighbours.