Sharing Under the Sunset

The journey to Southeast Asia went well for us. We made all of our flights and made it through airports and landed safely in our city. We never knew that feeling so much excitement and tiredness was possible. However, it didn't take long for reality to settle in and the Father to show us why He has us here.

After we finished settling in, our supervisors took us to a string of restaurants down by the water. There was a nice walking track that ran parallel to the beach and boasted an incredible view. While the others got a table, the guys took a stroll to take in the view and check out a potential way to meet people. The sun was slowly settling and the sky began to change from blue to bright orange. The ocean was glistening and a picture didn't do it justice. We all agreed it would be great to meet someone who could take us fishing one day.  At the end of the track, we saw a guy about our age resting and decided to ask him about it. Naturally, his name was difficult to say but we can call him H. He was very friendly and spoke decent English and shared about his city. He told us about his family, education, and even his beliefs. We learned about his view of God and the afterlife and sin. He told us about his practices and customs. Thankfully, he was willing to listen as a team member Shared the Story from scripture. It was beautiful to listen to and H smiled along the way. At the end, he told us that was the first time he had ever heard The Story of Isah.

He had lived his entire life without hearing the Story or knowing someone who would share it. Honestly, he probably never would have in his own culture. He did not make any decisions that day but finally he heard. All of the statistics and talks we knew about the unreached transformed into the face of a guy by the beach. We no longer knew the numbers but saw the faces of thousands who have yet to hear the Story.

• Lift up the seed sown in his heart to grow. Also, lift up the team for this summer to meet more people and have these opportunities.  
• The Father goes before us and we are excited to be here. He is doing great things and please remember us and the task at hand. Difficult days will come but it is all worth it.   
• Ask for us to have boldness and discernment as we live in this city for summer. In only a short few days, we have began friendships and shared with several people here. 
• Ask for the work to continue and be fruitful.