A Tribute and

a Name

By R. W. Robson

Fate had called me to mission work in New Guinea I can think a hundred pleasanter and healthier ces to settle than the Bamu River mtry—hot, swampy, infested by codiles, mosquitoes and fevers, d generally with natives who are you might expect from such an ironment. lomehow in the Thirties—l’ve gotten how—l met Eva Standen was impressed by the quenchless imism of this Australian woman her simple description of their iculties. Apparently they had very e equipment, got around in native oes, and were supported by no big sionary organisation—all they had the goodwill and small donations i group of church friends in Aus ia.

How Did They Manage?

could not imagine how they Id carry on there and I asked iy questions. From the data thus acted I wrote an article which I id “The Mission in the Mud”, arently the name stuck—on the isional letters we receive here i Mrs. Standen, we see it in orated in the official letterhead, uring the war when Japanese sion closed mission work, Harrie sd in small ships in P-NG, and worked in Sydney hospitals. In lary, 1946, she returned to the ion and he rejoined her one year , after discharge. Since then »s have perhaps not been quite )ugh, through grants for medical educational work from the P-NG linistration, and the usual assis i from Australian and English ds. And now, this month, they rate their Silver Jubilee. ► this day I don’t know the sect hich the Standens subscribe. All )w is that their Christian mission done a good job, under great ulties, amongst people who id help. That, I think, is the uring stick which should be ed to all Christian missions. mark their 25th anniversary, a 1 issue of the Mission Journal— News”—has been published. A opies are available for general sale. 1 you be interested, or if you would o make a donation to the Mission, I. Moore, 31 Commercial Road, lardt, NSW, Hon. Sec. of the Council, be happy to hear from you.)