Lina Liria - Life Story with Unforgetable Experiences for Gods Glory

Copyright 2014 by Lina Liria.

ISBN: Softcover 978-1-4931-3427-4

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Rev. date: 10/06/2014

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CONTENTS

I thank God Almighty for inspiring me to put into writing how He has guided and lead me through my lifes journey. I thank the fellow youths, youth parents, church members and pastors of the PNG Bible churches for pray support and encouragement.

I thank my friends namely Cathy and Lucy Toropo for godly influence.

I thank God for my motherElise Keame for work hard to bring me up with love warmth and kindness. I also thank Kelipo, Maria and Joe Kuna for their support throughout.

I thank Mums Annie and her daughter Sharee Apelis for doing my laundry and cooking my food at the ladies hostel.

Furthermore, I thank my friends and their families I met at workplace and also while living in different hostels. And I do not forget my school mates from Primaryto University. Many thanks to following people who were very helpful during my years of study at UPNG: Linda Paita, Rose Andrew, Dian Yoko, Lizandra Tiru, Max T, Alex Keai and many others.

Finally, I thank Luwis Levongo, Natheleen Bangi and Miss Gillam for draft review.

CHAPTER 1

Introduction

This book is about the life story of a girl who comes from the remote part of Pangia in Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. She has a character of being humble, open and easy going and treats anyone fairly regardless of rank, age, status and race. A part of her story has been published by Aluambo Liria in a book titled: On the Cross Roads. The girl nick named as Leneme Lorea comes from a family of 6 children from her mother whereas including her half brothers and sisters is thirteen. From Lenemes mother all six siblings are surviving whereas from the step mothers, a total of six children are living as well whereas one female passed away in her mid twenties.

Leneme grow up in a small hamlet called Kalayapu which is situated one kilometer away from the main settlement known as Tunda village in Wiru local level government within Pangia District, Southern Highlands Province. She spent most of her early childhood in this hamlet. It was comprised of less than seven households. She grew up in that hamlet where her early childhood period was greatly influenced by those around her but her mother was a greatest influencer to her life.

In her early childhood, she was a regular fan of her mother. Though she was small capable to join the children and play out in the field while her mother leave the home for gardening, she felt in secured. Out of other brothers and sisters she was always an unlucky person who drop tears before having what she wanted in her life all the time. Most times she experienced an unfriendly atmosphere within the family during her childhood. She did not understand the reason for mistreatment until lately she became aware when told that she was an orphan but no further explanation provided. Even today she still undergoes very stressful phenomenon within the family circle and she has no-one to turn to but only to the Lord God Almighty for his care and protection. Though she was born into a family, she broke out of it and has joined the big family, the family of God.

CHAPTER 2

Mothers Influence in Childhood

Leneme grew up in the single parented home where she was greatly influenced in terms of the character development. It affected childhood development in the following ways: physically, socially, mentally and spiritually. She grew up as a most miserable kid among all but she never question why things were like that time.

However, one thing that affects her life during the childhood was sickness. Most often Leneme suffered from Malaria, diarrhea, Pneumonia and conjunctivitis. One day, Leneme felt very sick and her mother carried her in the string bag and went to William health centre run by catholic mission which was about 5 kilometers away from their village. She recovered well from the illness but she got sick regularly that her mother got fade up and refused to care for her because she had to spend more time in gardening to provide food for other siblings.

She felt ill quiet often that she visited the health centre regularly. This was made possible by her uncle Kanda and aunty Betty who visited the clinic seeking medical assistance for their sick children. Anyway, one day, she was very sick and followed her uncle and aunty to the health centre as usual. The nurse attended to her and put a thermometer under her armpit. A few minutes later she removed it and brought a glass of medicine but Leneme got scared and refused to drink the medicine. Then the nurse grabbed the jaws of her mouth very tightly and pushed her against the wall as hard as she could with her knees pressing hard on her and poured the medicine down the throat giving no chance for vomiting the medicine.

Then the nurse who served her refused to supply rest of the medications because there was no guardian caring for her instead she was advised to return for daily review and treatment. Anyway, for Leneme to walk back and forth on 5kilometres road daily for treatment was very challenging but she managed it for a week. Even to this day, that nurses treatment is remembered and greatly appreciated that she did so Leneme could one day serve others. Despite feeling pain in her jaws, she was inspired by the way the nurse treated her. Every day after visiting the health centre for daily treatment; Leneme went and saw her mother in the garden. Her mother harvested the sugar cane and gave her to chew while waiting for her to do her normal daily activities.

The caring mother was always there working as hard as she could to provide much needed basic things for her children at the end of the day. Lenemes mother was a very strong woman who ignored her partners weakness, she denied her rights, refused to grumble and, stood firm, despite the hardship of taking on the task of both father and mother. She was a role model to her children.

When Leneme got better she followed her mother around everywhere. She was greatly influenced by her mothers characters. Most important of all, she saw that her mother was a woman of pray. She prayed almost three times a day; pray in the morning before the sunrise, pray in the garden before she started her daily activities and prays in the evening/night. She learned that her mother truly kept the faith. As she could recall some things that her mother mentioned in her prayers were praying for Gods protection and blessing upon her children. She also prayed for God to enlighten the heavy load in terms of her physical, social, spiritual and psychological depressions and burden.

Leneme learned that her mother was carrying three types of tools such as: a bush knife, a spade and an axe. She played a double role as a father and a mother. When Leneme grew up; she helped her mother to carry bush knife or a spade and took part in doing some little things just to reduce the work load which her mother was overloaded with.

Learning to become independent

As Leneme grew up, she marked out a small portion of land and planted food crops for herself. Every day she would walk many kilometers to do gardening with her mother. Lenemes mother was persistent that her daughter has to go gardening with her frequently. Sometimes she disobeyed her mother and stayed home with other children, and then she was terribly punished. Mostly no food was served for her and she would lock her out of the house or sometimes her mother would beat her up. As part of punishment, Leneme got locked out of the house and sets out in the dark quiet often, her mother would call all the dead peoples names and say to come and get her.