Draw from benefits of missionary works

 OPPOSITION leader Don Polye (pictured) says Papua New Guinea must do more to draw from opportunities in missionary and other voluntary works through its overseas missions and other means.

He made this comment when acknowledging the work of Sister Hermina, who left her country for Ethiopia as a missionary.

Polye has urged the Government to make an inventory of its efforts if it had done any. He said otherwise, the Government had been providing overseas aid in the region on ad-hoc basis and that the country missed this opportunity.

“When we are in Government, we will provide this missing link leadership for our people to get outside exposure for a meaningful contribution in the nation building,” he said.

Meanwhile, Polye said Sister Hermina had humbled herself to take up the noble calling to serve the people of Ethiopia. He described this as God’s calling in her life, adding that God would continue to bless her family left behind and her country.

He said Sister Hermina’s willingness to do missionary work in the country with 90 million people showed that PNG can continue to send more missionaries.

She left the country recently to work for the Missionaries of Charity founded by Mother Teresa, which runs several refuge homes in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.