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Published on: 02-25-2021
Until the mid-20th century, many areas in the forbidding terrain of the vast jungles and high mountains that dominatemainland Papua New Guinea (PNG) were accessible only by walking for days or weeks on foot, employing many people to carry goods, often in torrential rain. Yet, the Lord says, “Go.”
In 1946, Len Barnard had a vision of becoming a medical missionary in PNG. He had been stationed there during World War II as a medical orderly. A desire was born in Len’s heart to bring aircraft and missionaries together for mercy flights to the isolated people in that region. He became a medical missionary in October 1948, but another 16 years passed before he could use a mission plane. He raised funds to purchase a new Cessna 180, named