Special Message to Watermark Friends
Dear Watermark Friends, We wanted to communicate particularly to you all about how we fit in to Watermark. We are Watermark members and part of a community group. One of the things we love about Watermark is the way Watermark expects their members to be living lives of service in the church and in the community. What we are doing overseas is an extension of those values. You can see on the international external focus page that Watermark is deeply invested in a few regions th


Nokens - Handwoven Treasures
Before we left Indonesia I went on the hunt for nokens, hand-woven net bags that everyone carries in Papua. They're the favorite local handicraft, not just for tourists but used in everyday life. In villages they use big ones that expand so much that ladies carry huge loads of garden produce home in nokens hanging on their heads. Or they might carry their own baby, or a baby pig! In the cities people wear them across their body, hanging at their sides. Men wear them too, usua