The Missionary Story (Otto Koning)This is a firsthand account of Otto Koning’s time as a missionary in Papua New Guinea during the 1960s. Koning planted a pineapple garden to feed his family, but the local villagers—who had a cultural practice of communal sharing/stealing—repeatedly harvested the fruit before he could. Koning tried everything to stop them, including reprimands, closing his medical clinic, and getting a guard dog, but the theft continued and his relationship with the people soured. Mehr sehen