The First Christian Missionary In Mansinam Island, New Guinea
Mansinam Island is an area of 410.97 ha located in the Gulf Doreh, south of Manokwari regency, West Papua Province, Indonesia. Around 154 years ago, precisely on February 5, 1855, two German evangelist, CW Ottow and Johann Gottlob Geissler, set foot for the first time in Mansinam Island.

Beauty of Masinam beach
According to records, the two missionaries arrived on the island Mansinam, after going through a very long journey. By using the Abel Tasman ship, they sailed into the ocean across the cape of Harapan, Batavia, Makassar, Ternate, and finally arrived at the island Mansinam in 1855. Since the arrival, Mansinam Island became an important point for evangelism in Papua. (more…)

