The Servant

On the 13th of August 2018, I made a memorable trip to Manam motu Island.  The clouds were grey, and the seas were rough and ferocious as we were about to sail across the Bismark sea.  Since it was my maiden voyage on a rough sea, my heart was beating faster as we were sailing out towards the open sea. The waves came crushing as the skipper navigated the 40horse powered engine in between the waves. It was a terrible day; we were all chocked with sea water. When we arrived on Island the bad weather dissipated, and the sun begin to shine.  It took us one (1) hour to reach the shore.     Our arrival on the Island were welcomed by the paramount chief (Kukurai) Caspar Kauke with his entourage of village chief from the Island. The purpose of my trip to the Island was to assist the  Dugulava and Baliau communities to establish a community base disaster preparedness and response committee to become first responders during any volcanic eruptions on the Island. Manam Island is located at the nor