Like baby birds
The thrill of sharing God's Word is spreading among Inanbimali believers in Papua New Guinea.
"The believers have done a good job showing kindness (a very un-Inanbimali quality) and a little grace when dealing with some of [the unbelievers]," missionary Brooks Buser wrote.
A week ago, Brooks heard a group of men outside talking excitedly. Two of the men were sharing their experiences on a visit to a sister village.
The men went to the village to buy kerosene for their lamps. When they arrived, the village chief asked them about "God Talk." The two men agreed to visit at the chief's house to share what they knew.
The entire village came to listen, filling up the house. Some had to sit outside on the ground for lack of room. The village listened until 3 a.m. as the men started sharing about Creation and the fall of man.
"They were like baby birds just eating everything we were giving them. It was amazing to watch God squeeze their livers like that (desire something greatly)," one of the men told Brooks.
The two believers left early that morning to begin their six hour hike home. The hike, for them, was worth it and they promised to return with more lessons.
Brooks and Nina are excited over the desire among the Inanbimalis in their village to spread God's Word.
"Right now, our believers are living and breathing in the book of Acts," Brooks wrote. "[For them], watching Paul in action is infectious. How Paul was willing to sacrifice body, ego (a huge one in our tribe) and the comforts of this ground (another big one) to get the message to those who had never heard, is a message that is resonating among them."
Brooks and Nina look forward to the weeks ahead. They will be busy with visitors, re-locating their meeting house to a new site and finishing the last few lessons in the book of Acts so they can start teaching from Romans.
"So many Inanbimalis are asking questions about the 'Christian life' and are asking us to start teaching them about faithfulness, living with the Holy Spirit and what to do with the laws (Ten Commandments) now that they know [the laws] don't help them get to God," Brooks wrote.
The Buser family is also preparing for an outreach to a sister village and next month there will be another baptism.
"We will be busy, but it is so encouraging to be seeing first hand how the believers are growing daily by their time in the Word and from the persecution they are facing," Brooks wrote.
The Busers ask specifically for prayers for Jenny, Helen, Ipona, Kerobim and Otto, a group of unbelievers who have been causing discord among the Inanbimalis in the village.
"We know … that God answers prayers and we are hopeful that their hearts will be softened and their eyes opened to the truth of God's Word," Brooks wrote.
"The believers have done a good job showing kindness (a very un-Inanbimali quality) and a little grace when dealing with some of [the unbelievers]," missionary Brooks Buser wrote.
A week ago, Brooks heard a group of men outside talking excitedly. Two of the men were sharing their experiences on a visit to a sister village.
The men went to the village to buy kerosene for their lamps. When they arrived, the village chief asked them about "God Talk." The two men agreed to visit at the chief's house to share what they knew.
The entire village came to listen, filling up the house. Some had to sit outside on the ground for lack of room. The village listened until 3 a.m. as the men started sharing about Creation and the fall of man.
"They were like baby birds just eating everything we were giving them. It was amazing to watch God squeeze their livers like that (desire something greatly)," one of the men told Brooks.
The two believers left early that morning to begin their six hour hike home. The hike, for them, was worth it and they promised to return with more lessons.
Brooks and Nina are excited over the desire among the Inanbimalis in their village to spread God's Word.
"Right now, our believers are living and breathing in the book of Acts," Brooks wrote. "[For them], watching Paul in action is infectious. How Paul was willing to sacrifice body, ego (a huge one in our tribe) and the comforts of this ground (another big one) to get the message to those who had never heard, is a message that is resonating among them."
Brooks and Nina look forward to the weeks ahead. They will be busy with visitors, re-locating their meeting house to a new site and finishing the last few lessons in the book of Acts so they can start teaching from Romans.
"So many Inanbimalis are asking questions about the 'Christian life' and are asking us to start teaching them about faithfulness, living with the Holy Spirit and what to do with the laws (Ten Commandments) now that they know [the laws] don't help them get to God," Brooks wrote.
The Buser family is also preparing for an outreach to a sister village and next month there will be another baptism.
"We will be busy, but it is so encouraging to be seeing first hand how the believers are growing daily by their time in the Word and from the persecution they are facing," Brooks wrote.
The Busers ask specifically for prayers for Jenny, Helen, Ipona, Kerobim and Otto, a group of unbelievers who have been causing discord among the Inanbimalis in the village.
"We know … that God answers prayers and we are hopeful that their hearts will be softened and their eyes opened to the truth of God's Word," Brooks wrote.