This is my first post. Sorry it took me so long to get on here. Today was a great day. We started off the day at the King's Palace which was pretty impressive. As it turned out, there was a Portugese diplomat visiting today, so they had some Portugese flags displayed and there were guards all over the place getting ready: kinda cool. The palace itself was pretty impressive. They had lots of valuables there: gold, emerald, marble, and ivory statues, some encrusted with giant diamonds (up to 25 ct). There was also a building whose entire floor was covered with silver tiles, which is impressive until you notice the duct tape on some of the tiles!
The remainder of the day was spent visiting new villages to share the good news of Jesus. We visited two villages today. In the first village, we split up into two teams, one of which spoke to 2 groups and the other spoke to 3. In the second village, the first team spoke to 2 groups, and the second team spoke only to 1. However, that group was an intense experience. One of the villagers in that group appeared to have studied Buddhism pretty in depth. He challenged what we were saying and challenged the Bible itself. Neri and Kristin both shared stories of how Jesus had changed their lives and eventually the man left. Amazingly, almost all the rest of the people (>80%) who were there listening still wanted to become Christians! Consider this:
- Most of these people knew nothing of Jesus other than His name this morning
- One of their own villagers argued against Jesus, yet they had never met those who advocated Him
- Buddhism is their national religion
Yet they still decided to follow Jesus! Isn't that crazy? God must have been at work behind the scenes, because there isn't any other explanation for why so many would make that choice. It was truly a miracle; one that proves just how amazing Jesus is and how much power His name carries.
I have so many other great stories to share from the trip and so many other insights. I can't wait to share them with you all! But for now, I need to go to bed to prepare for another long day on the mission field. Goodnight all!
With Christ's love,
Dan
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