Through God's grace things were possible. CIEDA organisation had no funds to start with to hire vehicles, host the invited guest, funds for logistics movement, fuel, food and events. Through the grace of the mighty living God has made things possible. There was a fine wheather although it was raining for weeks but during the weeks training the weather was fine. Attendents from Koroba district, Lake kopiago district, Tari district and Pori districts were present. Most participants were from Pori districts, including sunday school teachers, child care workers, elementry teachers, primary school teachers, pastors and leaders.

The Introduction to effective Christian schooling was the course taught by Bob Frisken of New Hope International limited and facilitated by CIEDA Organisation.

Yegeli Child care centre was visited with the compassion Australian guest and would be developed as a pilot project in Pori There is One teacher Named Jennifer Magara a seperated Mother of 3 Children. She is assisted by the assistant teacher and needs further training. Mrs Egame Kenamu would be visiting in December and January during the vacation Period to assist the child care teachers and do few training at Yegeli Child care centre.

The child care centre and Community Hall at Yegeli will be developed as a pilot project and need your assistant in cash or Kindness. The Team visited the Pori airstrip Near Lake Tuku and people have been exhausted with the earth work digging and need your prayers and assistant with few wheel barrows to buy to move the soil and some spades to dig.

Water at Yegeli childcare centre is needed and kids drink from rain water collected in dug wells when raining and even walk miles away to the lake side to fetch water for drinking, washing and cooking. Please pray so that proper plastic water tanks can be installed and put up a permanent building with iron roofing and proper gutter to collect water.


The visiting guest stayed at Pori run down missionary guest house. They drank imported bottled water bought from stores and survied only local fruits, vegetables and rice for a week. Cookings were done by Mrs Egame Kename who went with the team to Pori from Port Moresby using 2 burner gas stove which was bought from Tari. The guest house as Missionary home needs to be fixed.

From December to January the teen mission teem would be visitng the Pori airstrip and Yegeli Child care/elementray school. Mandalo work Mission and need your assistance with few iron roofings  and nails to put up semi permanent houses near Lake Tuku.

Please pray for this as we plan to do more preparations before the team arrives to assist work on the airstrip.

The preparations for the official launch of the CIEDA organisation  in April are in full swing. The community of Pori are working on the airstrip using local hand tools and need wheel barrows for moving the earth.

The community of Pori have decided to form youth groups and clan groups to build the airstrip.

There are approximately 12 council wards working on the airstrip.  I have bought some empty bags and distributed to the groups.  More than 1500 people work twice a week to dig the hills, make drains and remove the earth. The community leaders are mobilizing the people and they expect some kind of cash to support their youth groups to sustain themselves.

Groups of various clans including women, children and men come with home made digging tools and rags to remove the earth and have high expectations from CIEDA committees to reward them.

What the people need now is wheel barrows and empty bags to carry the soil. The community also needs spades and cobbers and fig tools. Please pray for them.

During one of CIEDA's meetings in Pori it was agreed that during the New Hope International and Compassion visit to Pori on the 16th of April they will also visit the Airstrip, Yegeli Child Care and elementary school, Mandalo work mission centre, other elementary schools, Pori and Tuku Primary schools.

The field visits are arranged on the 17th of April.2010. On the 18th we will have combined fellowship at Pori mission station. On the 19th the compassion team have arranged to be transported back to Tari to catch the flight home.

The 19th - 22nd New Hope Limited will commence the teachers and leaders training. On the 23rd of April will launch the CIEDA organisation with thanksgiving.

More than 60 teachers from elementary and primary schools will attend the training and number will increase when teachers from other districts in Hela joins Cieda.

Currently Active Projects

Building Pori Airstrip.

The local member has asked the community to continue work by digging and moving the earth/ground using hand tools. Communities in Pori through youth groups, clan groups, church groups and schools will be starting again on the airstrip project in February, 2010.

Raising funds for a large capacity generator and fuel to run it

The Pori community need to do additional fund raising to buy bigger generator to supply power to more than 30 houses  for teachers health workers at the health centre, Pori Christian Brethren Mission station and surrounding community.

• Large capacity solar panels and regulators/skilled technicians to power the newly installed Library computers donated to the school through the CIEDA program.