Grave clothes loosed from more Dinangats
After many weeks of evangelistic Bible teaching in a Dinangat village in Papua New Guinea, several of those who heard the Gospel have believed in Christ.
Ewoneng, a widow who is a strong voice in the village was beside herself with joy, clapping, laughing and rejoicing. She could not contain herself as she said “My sin was like the cloth that wrapped Lazarus in his tomb. It was all around me. It consumed me. As you taught God’s Word from the beginning, I began to understand more and more. Now I know that Jesus took the wrappings of my sin with Him to the cross, and completely paid for all of it.”
After the Gospel presentation, David said he wanted to come to the missionaries’ house and talk. About an hour later he shared with Jeremiah Markley and Ralf Schlegel that he believed in Jesus as his Savior. Overwhelmed with emotion, he cried as he told the missionaries that he knew he was a sinner and that Jesus died for him. He said he knew about Jesus dying on the cross, but he never understood that it was in payment for his sin.
“The law was lying to me,” he said, “telling me that I could go to God if I followed the law. But Jesus is telling me now that I will go to him when I die because of what He did.”
Still in tears, he said, “You guys came every week, and I know how hard the road was for you to come here over the mountains. Thank you so much for coming.”
Mok, David’s wife, was also full of emotion as she proclaimed that Jesus is her Kidaak Aamna – the Man who saves.
During the last lesson, when the teachers explained about the veil being torn, showing that the door to God was open, Bun began laughing out loud, grinning from ear to ear with excitement. Later that night he also gave a clear testimony, praising the Lord for taking away the penalty for his sin by paying his debt in full.
“We are also praising the Lord for the work He has done in the Dinangat Bible teachers over the weeks,” the Markleys wrote. “As we continue to work on writing Bible lessons and preparing for our home assignment, the Bible teachers and Ralf will take turns hiking up there once a week on Saturdays, staying the night and teaching on Sundays. We are excited to watch how the Lord is going to lead and grow this new group of believers.”
Ewoneng, a widow who is a strong voice in the village was beside herself with joy, clapping, laughing and rejoicing. She could not contain herself as she said “My sin was like the cloth that wrapped Lazarus in his tomb. It was all around me. It consumed me. As you taught God’s Word from the beginning, I began to understand more and more. Now I know that Jesus took the wrappings of my sin with Him to the cross, and completely paid for all of it.”
After the Gospel presentation, David said he wanted to come to the missionaries’ house and talk. About an hour later he shared with Jeremiah Markley and Ralf Schlegel that he believed in Jesus as his Savior. Overwhelmed with emotion, he cried as he told the missionaries that he knew he was a sinner and that Jesus died for him. He said he knew about Jesus dying on the cross, but he never understood that it was in payment for his sin.
“The law was lying to me,” he said, “telling me that I could go to God if I followed the law. But Jesus is telling me now that I will go to him when I die because of what He did.”
Still in tears, he said, “You guys came every week, and I know how hard the road was for you to come here over the mountains. Thank you so much for coming.”
Mok, David’s wife, was also full of emotion as she proclaimed that Jesus is her Kidaak Aamna – the Man who saves.
During the last lesson, when the teachers explained about the veil being torn, showing that the door to God was open, Bun began laughing out loud, grinning from ear to ear with excitement. Later that night he also gave a clear testimony, praising the Lord for taking away the penalty for his sin by paying his debt in full.
“We are also praising the Lord for the work He has done in the Dinangat Bible teachers over the weeks,” the Markleys wrote. “As we continue to work on writing Bible lessons and preparing for our home assignment, the Bible teachers and Ralf will take turns hiking up there once a week on Saturdays, staying the night and teaching on Sundays. We are excited to watch how the Lord is going to lead and grow this new group of believers.”