Lumusa

Lumusa is in the Western Highlands Province in PNG.  Once again this is a bit of a "who you know" destination.  There is not a guesthouse to be found.  But for me I had a few places to stay.  You see this is one of the places I lived as a kid and the home of one of my greatest friends, Heather.

I ventured to Lumusa with my brothers, Steve and Pete and my nephew, Harvey.  We hadn't been back there in about 30 years.

I was hoping that we could stay in a house made of bush materials but the pastor wanted us to stay with him in his house (an ex-mission house).  So we didn't really have a choice of where to stay.  Harvey was also a little disappointed not to stay in the bush material house.

When we went to Lumusa the road wasn't open and we had to walk most of the way from Dalapana in the pouring rain.  We had always planned to walk back.  So two long walks for a little boy.  Harvey was a trooper!  The bigger boys had to work hard though.

If you have a friend that can take you to their village it is a wonderful experience and walking there is definitely the way to go.

The Baptist Union has a few projects in this area, including schools and coffee growing.