Of Islands and Highlands: Memories of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands 1976–1982

A retired Bible translation consultant re-lives his exotic and unpredictable journeys during his six years of service in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. David Clark worked for the United Bible Societies and consulted on Bible translation projects with a number of translation teams in various islands and highlands. His narratives are filled with Pacific traveling mishaps, colorful colleagues, Bible translation work, and humorous memories of local traditions--all told with an enjoyable, light-hearted wit.Clark weaves into his narrative a variety of spiritual lessons that he drew from his travels, and provides unique insight into the daily and monthly routines of a Bible translation worker in remote regions. Those interested in missions, and specifically Bible translation and linguistics, will find it hard to put this book down.