Community aims to build permanent church

By PISAI GUMAR
THE Pema community in Morobe Post, Huon Gulf aspires to build a permanent church after 107 years after the first Lutheran Missionary set foot at Zaka Mission Station in 1911.
Lack of government services prevented people doing business which left them struggling.
Pema upstream Waria River shares border with Kira local level government in Sohe, Northern.
Huon Gulf MP Ross Seymour provided gold-dredging machine for people to involve in alluvial mining to raise funds for a Lucas saw mill to cut timber to build the church. Seymour also donated, set of musical instruments and a generator for youths and pledged a cocoa fermentery soon after agricultural officers’ visit to verify production rate.
“Leadership is different from politics but people take politics seriously creating boundaries to prevent incumbent leaders from delivering services,” Seymour said.
“I am your leader for next five years and let us all work together to see some of the improvements, forget past politics”.
“Regardless of inadequate district services (DSIP) funding, we cannot sit and wait for miracles to occur,” Seymour said.
Councilor Busi Niwo said the fund raising celebration on Wednesday would bring nearby congregations to assist in contribution.
Women leader Dorcas Guti told Seymour to link the road access currently at Pema Primary School.
“We are regarded as back page people and it is our (women’s) heartfelt to have a road link to enable us bring our fresh produce to coastal markets like women in other districts do,” Guti said.
Seymour vowed to engage PNG Defence Force engineer battalion to complete the road in next two years.