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The land of the Isneg people, where Jonathan Bamford and his wife, Heidi, minister.
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| No airstrip is in sight -- unless the pilot intends to land on that small patch of grass on the mountainside. He does, and he does it beautifully.
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| The workers had all the house posts up and were putting up the joists.
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If the tribal folks were questioning our intelligence during the building phase, watching us try to learn their language settles the question.
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| By the time everything was wrapped up, the morning had passed. The afternoon was interesting too, but that's another story.
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| The other will take aim and then, with a jump and a karate-like move, he will slap the man as hard as he can, often breaking blood vessels.
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The final test was to take off with weight on board, so the pilot loaded the plane with rocks. The news spread quickly: "They want our rocks!"
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| The Isnegs think Heidi must really love baskets, so at Christmas time they brought her more for gifts.
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| Several trees with red blossoms are near our house, making our yard a good place for "batting." (Jonathan didn't mention "lizarding.")
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