![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Later Young would tell how he suffered abuse both at the hands of tribespeople and at the hands of those at the boarding school-abuse that shaped and scarred him. Although at times a fierce warring people, steeped in the worship of spirits and even occasionally practicing ritualistic cannibalism, they also provided a deep sense of identity that remains an indelible element of my character and person.” When he was six he was sent to boarding school, but soon thereafter his family left the mission field and his father returned to Canada where he pastored a series of small churches. He later said, “These became my family and as the first white child and outsider who ever spoke their language, I was granted unusual access into their culture and community. However, he spent most of his younger years in Netherlands New Guinea where his parents served as missionaries among the Dani, a stone-age people group. William Paul Young was born on May 11, 1955, in Grande Prairie, Alberta (Canada). Sponsor Show Your Support Become a Patron The Shack by William Paul Young ![]()
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