Friday, May 27, 2011

Luke 10

Did a Luke 10 one day during our trip to the beach. God provided. We took nothing with us that would make us dependent on ourselves or anything other than Him. He sent several men of peace that provided transportation free of charge. Whether it was farm equipment or dump trucks. We set out in pairs. My partner was a national partner who has done several Luke 10's before. As we set out we prayed that God would provide food, water, and shelter from the people that were ready to hear the Good News. In the end, regardless if they were not peaceful, we would share the gospel and shake the dust off our sandals on our way out. One village we stayed in for a few hours during the afternoon. An older man opened his house up to us and provided juice and snacks, but never opened his home to us to stay the night. We shared with him for a couple hours and then kept going in the same direction we had been. We walked for some time, and a young man was behind us. My partner shared with him, and he believed, but he had no clothes to be baptized in. My partner will follow up in a few days. The second village we came to was only interested in the fact that there was a foreigner. They provided tea and biscuits, but were not open to the gospel. Nevertheless, we shared with them, and shook the dust off our sandals on the way out.
 By this time, the sun is starting to set and we have no idea where we would stay. I had never lived on such faith before where I depended on the Lord to provide for my every need. My partner said not to worry, God would provide. A few moments later, off the side of the road we saw a family standing outside of their home. They came down to greet us and were willing to open there home up for us to stay in. Now, every person that would ask why we had no money, we would tell them the truth. We were setting out on faith that God would provide our every need through men of peace who we would also share the gospel with. As we went up to their home, their children, who had never seen a white person before, got scared. The man then lead us back down to the road where we came to a small shop. Again, tea and biscuits. The man's uncle came down and opened his house to us.
They provided us with the dinner they had just made their family. Rice, egg, and fish. The family fed us first, then they ate. After they had finished, the wife came to us and said, "I only made enough for our family. We weren't expecting any visitors, but everyone has eaten until they are full! Somehow there was enough food for everybody!" She then mentioned how she saw us pray for our food before we ate. We then shared the story of how Jesus fed the 5,000.
After dinner we shared the gospel with the father of the house. He listened and asked questions, and in the end said he believes. In the morning he agreed to baptism, though there wasn't a good time to go that morning.
On our way back to where we started the Lord provided transportation once again. We shared our stories with the other group when we arrived and found out they had baptized two guys! One of the guys came to our hotel that afternoon and we went through some basic teachings. He then took what he learned back to his village to teach the other guy that was baptized and to share with the rest of the village.

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