Although John thought they only wanted his goods, they also wanted to take his life.
Early one morning, John was walking back from the market to his home in Habai village, in Papua New Guinea’s isolated Highlands. He was carrying three bags of flour and eight litres of oil, which he was hoping to sell so he could pay for his sons’ school fees.
Suddenly, a gang of vicious-looking men leaped out, wielding bush knives. Afraid that they would kill him, John handed over his precious supplies, money and mobile, thinking they’d let him go. Unfortunately, they didn’t!
