Mengen believers respond well
Two Mengen ladies decided to attend believers meetings on Easter Sunday and created an uproar in the entire village.
Thankfully very little blood was shed and only a few houses were destroyed but for a bit things were tense.
Typically these two ladies, Kona and Trin-day, attend services held by another religion along with their unsaved family. Their spouses had forbidden them to attend the meetings of the Mengen church so when these two ladies asserted themselves and attended Easter Sunday services, many in the village were angry.
The two men had been on a drinking binge and were not thinking clearly. They blamed the believers and threatened many of them causing some concern.
“It has been really encouraging to hear about the responses of the Mengen believers during this time,” wrote missionary Rebecca Preheim. “On Thursday evening, they all got together for a time of singing and testimonies. I guess it was one of the first times where nearly the entire village was there, even people who haven’t been around in years. Many of the believers gave impromptu testimonies, which they don’t usually do, so it was great to see their courage as they lifted up God’s name in front of everyone.”
The next day the first copies of the book of Acts in the Mengen language arrived and people sat around reading from the book either in small groups or by themselves.
“What a special time for them to have God’s Word in their own language and to read about the persecution of the early church, while undergoing some persecution of their own,” wrote Rebecca.
Pray for the Mengen believers. Pray also for the two ladies who desire to attend church.
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