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Miracles in Papua
Paperback
Religious BiographiesGeneral Christianity
ISBN13: 9789083610009
Publisher: Kingdom Campus
Published: Nov 1 2025
Pages: 140
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.30 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
From hardened atheist to missionary-one family's journey through war, loss, and miraculous transformation.
Henk Lit grew up in colonial Java, an atheist hardened by loss and survival. He endured the Japanese occupation, the terror of World War II, and the upheaval of the Indonesian revolution that forced his family to abandon their successful business and flee. Alongside his wife Johanna, he arrived in Manokwari, Papua, with nothing but hardship behind and uncertainty ahead.
It was there, in the midst of sickness and struggle, that everything changed. Baptized in the sea and healed of malaria he had carried since his youth, Henk's life took a turn he never imagined. Together, he and Johanna began walking with the Hatam people-teaching, baptizing, discipling, and sharing the God who had changed them.
Their story was not without pain: poverty, rejection, and the heavy cost of starting over. Yet in the cracks of hardship came miracles-healings of the mute and deaf, faith rising-and the birth of a Hatam church that would one day send out its own missionaries and receive God's Word in their own language.
Miracles in Papua is the complete edition of the true story of Henk and Johanna Lit, told by their grandson Tim Lit from family manuscripts and missionary archives. Featuring over 60 historical photographs, it is both a testimony of ordinary believers transformed by grace, and a glimpse of how God weaves many lives together to shape a people for Himself.
Perfect for readers who:
- Wonder if miracles still happen today
- Seek real stories of spiritual transformation
- Value missionary history and cross-cultural ministry
- Enjoy books like Bruchko, Peace Child, or Through Gates of Splendor
TOPICS & HISTORICAL CONTEXT INCLUDED IN THIS BOOK:
- World War II in the Dutch East Indies: First-hand accounts of the Japanese Occupation, the Kempeitai, the Junyo Maru disaster, Camp Kapasari, and the Pemoeda/Bersiap attacks during the Indonesian struggle for independence.
- Papua & The Hatam Tribe: An anthropological look at life in Manokwari and the Arfak Mountains. Covers the cultural transformation of the Hatam people, indigenous customs, the Soewangi (spirit beliefs), and tribal reconciliation.
- Missionary History: Includes historical details regarding Moesje Alt, the martyrdom of Walter Erikson and Edward Tritt (1952), and the ministry of Harold Lovestrand and the Griffiths family.
- Spiritual Journey: A comprehensive testimony of an atheist's conversion to Christianity, featuring accounts of divine healing, spiritual warfare in the jungle, and the growth of the indigenous church in West Papua.
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