so recently i had the opportunity to travel to a place called masaka. i went with cara, fred, mike, and tiny (its a nickname because he is bigger than me). masaka is about an hour or 2 below the equator. we stayed in a village that was far away from the city. it was beautiful at night... you could see all the stars (where there werent clouds).
So a few days before we left, I heard that I was going to a village far away for a few days. I had no idea what we were going to do, but I went with a heart of service and ready to do anything that might be needed. We left at about 6am on Monday morning, and arrived there at about noon. The people at the place that we stayed at were very hospitable. I was honored and touched by their kindness and generosity. But after we had lunch, we didn't waist any time. We started to evangelize.
As we started to evangelize, I started to notice the differences between here, and evangelizing in America. The first thing is that no one slammed their doors shut, or refused to let us talk to them. They were all very welcoming, and some even gave us gifts, just for coming. Secondly I noticed that these people really enjoyed listening to us, even if they weren't born again. The ones who were born again just wanted us to preach to them for as long as we could. I had to adjust to this different way of doing things, because I am used to just getting to the point/getting down to business. It was an awesome experience to be able to share the good news of Christ with so many people.
Each day after we finished evangelizing we took a nap and talked to each other until we had dinner and had a short time of fellowship/worship/Bible study. I enjoyed the Bible study so much. There were about 10-15 people crowded into a tiny room and we read by candle light and shared with each other about the passage that we had read. It was just a huge blessing and a great opportunity to evangelize to all those people and fellowship with the people at the house.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
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Awesome! It is truly a privilege that God uses you (us) to be an instrument that he touches other people's lives! Be obedient to where God leads you, who to talk to and what to say!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this with us!