Chapter 16
A Time of Remembrance
William Steinkraus, Walt’s younger brother, and his wife Faith visited Ukarumpa in 1993.
There they,
along with their daughter Dawn Steinkraus, who was serving at Ukarumpa, made a trip to the village to
visit the site of the landslide. Al Boush, who had picked up the translation work with his wife Susan,
joined them.
The day they arrived it was clear and sunny. The hike to the village was memorable. They marveled at
the variety of plants, including banana, poinsettias, a Fiscus plant growing on a tree, and other beautiful
flowers. Even the local pigs were an attraction, along with a cassowary bird.
Kathy’s Grave Memorial in the village in 1993 (Photo Courtesy of William and Faith Steinkraus)
The villagers had cut a path through the heavy foliage that had sprung up in the twenty-two years since
the landslide. The area leading up to the gravesite was beautiful. They had decorated the entrance to
the site with bougainvillea, and a cross covered with bougainvillea marked the current and second burial
site for Kathy, along with several belongings that were found after the landslide.
The visiting party continued their walk to the end of the landslide, where it had partially covered the air
strip. The rest of the airstrip was being used for sports, so there was very little plant growth.
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