Papua New Guinea

Population -5,795,887
Capital City - Port Moresby
Government - constitutional parliamentary democracy
Language - Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region
Land Size - 452,860 sq km
Religions - Roman Catholic 22%, Lutheran 16%, Presbyterian/Methodist/London Missionary Society 8%, Anglican 5%, Evangelical Alliance 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1%, other Protestant 10%, indigenous beliefs 34%

Missionaries

The Childs Family is on deputation for the field of Papua New Guinea. Ben's parents were missionaries in Papua when he was a child.