We need to do much more for both primary and secondary schooling. I am also very grateful for the health services provided by the Adventist Church, for with a healthy population, the development of a country is assured. Seventh-day Adventists, with membership of over 175,000 in PNG, are known for their educational, health and humanitarian services. Many elected politicians in PNG are Seventh-day Adventists. Pundari also emphasizes the importance of family values and their promotion in society.
Churches impart positive family values.
I promote them myself, since I have learned much through being a member of the Adventist Church. Pundari says that his country needs honest and genuine leaders, and criticized members of Parliament for damaging PNG's image through their behavior while on trips overseas. He called for greater accountability of civil servants to the people they represent. Reacting to the news, John Graz, the Church's Public Affairs Director, recalled Pundari's two visits to the Seventh-day Adventist Church World Headquarters, in 1996 and again in February 1999. He noted that the media reports about Pundari, speculating of his rise to leadership, are very positive, especially concerning his decisions to fight corruption and work closely with the needs of the people.