Christians gather for commemoration

Christians gather for commemoration

MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya (JP): Thousands of Christians began to
gather here on Friday to participate in the commemoration of the
145th anniversary of the arrival of the first missionaries in
Irian Jaya.

Celebrations will be centered at a mass prayer at the
Evangelical Christian Church on Mansinam island. The church was
the first established in the island after two German
missionaries, C.W. Ottow and J.G. Giesler, arrived in 1855.

Participants have flocked from all over Irian Jaya and most
arrived on the island for free using six ships. (eba/04)