▁father ▁on ▁a ▁li pal ip a ▁( d ug - out ▁can oe ), ▁and ▁with ▁little ▁contact ▁with ▁" bal anda " ▁( white ▁people ). ▁He ▁rem embers ▁Japanese ▁bom bers ▁dro pping ▁bomb s ▁on ▁his ▁hom eland ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁and ▁later ▁working ▁alongside ▁Japanese ▁p ear lers . ▁The ▁family , ▁along ▁with ▁others ▁in ▁the ▁cl an , ▁spent ▁long ▁periods ▁on ▁the ▁remote ▁island ▁of ▁R rak ala . ▁They ▁travel led ▁across ▁the ▁chain ▁of ▁W essel ▁Islands ▁from ▁N h ul un bu y ▁in ▁d ug - out ▁can o es , ▁using ▁car ved ▁wooden ▁p add les . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁G ur ru wi wi ▁lived ▁on ▁G ali w ink u ▁( El cho ▁Island ), ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁l umber jack , ▁cutting ▁large ▁trees ▁by ▁hand . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁given ▁the ▁responsibility ▁for ▁carrying ▁out ▁pun ishment ▁for ▁trib al ▁law , ▁becoming ▁both ▁respect ed ▁and ▁fe ared . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁period ▁when ▁he ▁succ um bed ▁to ▁the ▁destruct ive ▁effects ▁of ▁alco hol ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁remote ▁areas , ▁he ▁says ▁he ▁was ▁visited ▁by ▁a ▁spirit ▁in ▁ga ol ▁one ▁night ▁and ▁" found ▁Jesus ". ▁He ▁gave ▁up ▁drink ing ▁and ▁devoted ▁his ▁life ▁to ▁the ▁y i ḏ aki ▁and ▁spiritual ▁and ▁other ▁studies . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁he ▁completed ▁studies ▁in ▁Christian ▁the ology ▁at ▁N ung