God’s Love Story – through a member speaking 14 languages.
7 Aug 2024
Living in a community with different faiths and beliefs from your own can be challenging.
In this particular community, they have been taught the Bible has been distorted, that Jesus is not the Son of God, that He never died and therefore never rose from death. They also have many superstitious beliefs that they follow in their daily lives, such as during weddings and adolescence. They give honour to their ancestors and dead spirits, whom they believe guide their daily activities. On a national level, the majority of people worship Mary, the statue of baby Jesus, or Black Nazarene. During the holy week, many people offer their bodies to be whipped until they bleed and then some more.
After learning the national language, I moved to the island to help with health needs while learning the trade language and the heart language to enable meaningful dialogue. I have also been adopted into a prominent family.
For security reasons, my team relocated to the capital city. However, I stayed and was involved with teaching and helping my adopted family, and I visited extended families in four different countries per their requests. As such, I gained inside knowledge and learned to see daily activities from within. I have to understand who relates to whom, appropriate dos and don’ts, and what my best contributions to the community can be.
At their request, we dubbed the Jesus Film into their heart language with the help of prominent religious leaders. The impact was significant, and the locals participated in two more films and other audio recordings, which they shared across the four countries. Many have been reading portions of the Bible in their heart languages and learning things about God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit they never knew before.
The response has been positive, and many people who participated in the past recordings want to do more. We are currently in the process of translating more films to convey redemptive analogies. I thank God that He has given me the ability to learn multiple languages so that more people might hear of Him through my small part in His big plan.
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