L. H. Barnard

Lagaip District Director, New Guinea

Articles by L. H. Barnard

Research-The Meaning of "Leprosy" In the Bible

December 1954

But he was a leper." Few words plumb the depth of human pathos as do those five words found in 2 Kings 5:1. The emotional impact of the word "leper" and its derivatives befuddles our thinking; therefore there is a need for a clearer understanding…

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Airplane in New Guinea

March 1968

The place—a grass hut on a knoll beside an airstrip hacked out of the New Guinea jungle; the occasion—a workers' meeting at Lake Kopiago; the problem—whether or not to open up new work in the notoriously rugged area of Oksapmin.

 

Brother…

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That Dirty Pig!

October 1972

ALTHOUGH much has been written about the pig and the reasons why it is classed as an unclean animal particularly abhorred by the Lord, I verily believe that the last word has not yet been scribed on the subject. Although I have lived for…

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