This last week we traveled a bit deeper into the rural area with the hopes of finding some new places to begin evangelizing, teaching, preaching, and eventually starting a new church. We met some fantastic people and a few of them even seemed interested in us coming!
However, at one point I stopped on the side of the road to ask a few children the name of the village and if there were any churches in the area. The children froze. They refused to come near. They refused to speak. And, in complete rejection of their cultural values... they walked away from us. WOW! This was akin to a slap in the face. Quite disrespectful coming from a child.
After speaking to some people about this incident we were told the children were afraid of us because they believed us to be "satanists". It is not every day someone describes me as a satanist. I have actually spent a great deal of time hoping to emulate Jesus Christ so that people would actually see His attributes in me and not actually see me in me. This is a new one even for me!
Although we did see a couple churches in the area, the need for the radical life changing message of the Pure Gospel is still greatly needed. So many live in fear. So many live without hope. So many are bound by tradition. So many just do NOT know Jesus Christ. There is hope!
Please pray with us as we seek the direction of our Lord. It is our desire to see these people receive the free salvation of Jesus Christ and experience the forgiveness of their sins. Jesus Christ is our hope!
2 comments:
Could it be the goatee??! Lol
I did not see that coming! You just never know what goes through a child's mind! Hang in there, and God will continue using you to bring glory to Him.
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