VULNERABLE MISSION: THE USE OF LOCAL LANGUAGE AND RESOURCES, IN THE WORK OF THE ANGLICAN MISSION IN BORNEO

Abstract

The response to Christianity of the Iban of Sarawak shows the interaction of missionaries with local language and customs, and how the Christian faith was spread by indigenous church leaders. The relationship of the mission with the Iban is necessarily seen through missionary eyes, based on their regular reports. From the beginning the work was carried out using local languages and local resources.