Once they arrived in their village, Riverboat Team A was
able to quickly begin different Bible studies. The people were very open to
listen to what the team had to say but were just there because they were
Americans. As we continued house to house and talked to several people, we were
starting to doubt the genuineness of the people's hearts. We prayed for
understanding, that the Holy Spirit would open their eyes to the truth.
At the
end of one of our Bible studies, one of the older ladies started talking to our
translator, Geb-Geb. She told Geb-Geb that there had been many people who had
come before us bringing their religion and trying to convert people, but we were
different. We weren't looking for converts or trying to build up our religion.
She said that she knew we brought the truth and she was so thankful that we had
told her about Jesus. After that we knew that no amount of convincing from our
part would change anything, only God and His Word. All He wanted us to do was
obey Him. He wanted us to bring them the Truth and leave the rest for Him.
Pray for us to be faithful in sharing the Good News boldly.
Pray for the seeds that are sown.
-Riverboat Team A