Wow....i m sooo encourage by the welcomeness of their hearts toward us. Once we reached Dumai there, they shake our hands n the children kissed our hands. How sweet! The ppl there r filled with joy n love towards God n each other even though they r very poor n still living in a very undeveloped environment. They still use well to take water, the road got many holes, at night while sleeping keep sweating, mosquitoes keep surrounding u, lack of water, half of the missionaries didn't bath for two days due to drought in Dumai for 2 months coz no rain at all n da well is almost dried, the electricity is always on n off, they wear broken clothes everyday except going to chrurch, they wear formal clothes....but well, let me describe the people there with these verses below:
The BeAttitudes
Matthew 5:3-12 (New International Version)
3"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
3"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
5Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
7Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
9Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
10Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11"Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
11"Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
Because of these they know they need to rely on God more due to their poor condition. The joy of the Lord n His satisfaction filled their life. Nothing will be too difficult for them to face these for God is with them. They will not afraid of being treated unjustly for they know there is a Just God bcoz at the end of the day, they will live richly in heaven wif God. They know the treasure on earth is temporal where the treasure in heaven is eternal, where no one can steal, kill, or destroy their eternal belonging. Where we invest our life, there our heart, our treasure shall be.
Yesus Kristus, jadikanlah cinta saya seperti cintaMu tanpa kepalsuan seperti anak kecil ini:
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wow..u r so kind..
ReplyDeletehehe...thanks for commenting. but i hope im same inside n outside. my family said im very fierce like cili padi at home. so there r more things i hav to learn to b kind both inside n outside.. =)
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