Yesterday was Rock Star's second birthday. He is the son of Michael, who leads the youth Bible study in Bung village. Rock Star's mother, Doris, is a vibrant Christian woman. Her implicit trust in the Lord is an inspiration. She talks about the Lord in a natural way wherever she goes.
Doris came over to bake a banana cake for Rock Star's birthday yesterday. As we were baking, she told me more of her testimony. While the cake baked, she helped me plant tapiok (from which we derive tapioca) and strawberries. She also told me more about tu-minit kumu, a green and yellow leaf that grows on low bushes and can be cooked in two minutes.
I wrote out the banana cake recipe for Doris. When she bakes it at home, she will use a drum oven, made from an oil drum, heated underneath by an open fire.
Doris told me that some of the established ministries in their village are jealous about the Bible study that is going on. Some folks are saying that the (Bible study) group is circulating Moslem teaching, which is absolutely without ground. The studiers welcome people from all denominations and they urge them to continue in any church they are already a part of. (Most of them have no church ties at all.) Please pray with us that no divisions among denominations will deter these Bible studiers from growing deeper in their faith.
The relationships that are growing with these villagers are so eye-opening about the way most of the people of this country live. We thank God for these people and insights.
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