Unlike the past three weeks, this week we stayed where we
usually live in S town. We did not go
anywhere because we had to get our visas renewed for another 30 days
and that required us to stick around until everything was finished. Our visas were renewed, so everything is good
on that front. Even though sitting in
the immigration office was not ideal, being restricted to our hometown gave us
an opportunity to meet and share the Gospel with some really interesting people
this week.
One day we went to a coffee bar on
the beach & ordered some drinks.
While enjoying our Sprite and coconut juice, we noticed two little boys,
and we invited them to come sit with us.
We then asked them to play Suspend and General with us. After a while of talking and laughing, we
acted on an opportunity the Lord gave us to share the Gospel with them. We were mainly talking to the oldest boy, but
both were intently listening. They had
never heard the Gospel and said the message we shared with them made sense, but
they needed to learn more about Islam before they could see how what we shared
aligned with what their religion taught.
We explained to them it is not about the religion someone associates
with but rather it is about having a personal relationship with Jesus
Christ. We explained that all religions
are about doing more good than bad in hopes of being accepted by God, but in
reality we can never do enough to outweigh our sin debt to God. We continued explaining that God knew we
could never erase the sin, so out of love God became a man and paid the debt
that we all owe. We continued to explain
many other things including the resurrection to which they were curious to
learn. The Lord led us to many others
who had never heard of the Gospel.
Praise be to God!
The Lord is teaching us that when it comes to sharing with nonbelievers, remaining faithful and obedient to His mission is the most important task. Whether we are called to plant the seed, water the seed, or harvest the seed—we must be obedient and realize God is in control. Of course, it would be amazing to be the ones who harvest the seed and get to baptize them and begin to disciple them, but remaining faithful to plant and water the seed is just as important in the eyes of God.
-Aaron G.
One day we went to a coffee bar on
the beach & ordered some drinks.
While enjoying our Sprite and coconut juice, we noticed two little boys,
and we invited them to come sit with us.
We then asked them to play Suspend and General with us. After a while of talking and laughing, we
acted on an opportunity the Lord gave us to share the Gospel with them. We were mainly talking to the oldest boy, but
both were intently listening. They had
never heard the Gospel and said the message we shared with them made sense, but
they needed to learn more about Islam before they could see how what we shared
aligned with what their religion taught.
We explained to them it is not about the religion someone associates
with but rather it is about having a personal relationship with Jesus
Christ. We explained that all religions
are about doing more good than bad in hopes of being accepted by God, but in
reality we can never do enough to outweigh our sin debt to God. We continued explaining that God knew we
could never erase the sin, so out of love God became a man and paid the debt
that we all owe. We continued to explain
many other things including the resurrection to which they were curious to
learn. The Lord led us to many others
who had never heard of the Gospel.
Praise be to God!The Lord is teaching us that when it comes to sharing with nonbelievers, remaining faithful and obedient to His mission is the most important task. Whether we are called to plant the seed, water the seed, or harvest the seed—we must be obedient and realize God is in control. Of course, it would be amazing to be the ones who harvest the seed and get to baptize them and begin to disciple them, but remaining faithful to plant and water the seed is just as important in the eyes of God.
-Aaron G.