Teaching continues despite distractions
Obstacles are nothing new to the work among the Patpatar people of Papua New Guinea. In fact, they've become somewhat expected. But that's not stopping the outreach.
A new building project is pulling men away from the village. The man who started the housing project had been interested in hearing but the job was important to him and he needed to hire men to help as well.
Fighting broke out Saturday within a family, damaging property. Some of the family won't attend the teaching now, and still others are distracted by the rumors and spectacle.
Some have simply stopped coming because what they were hearing was contrary to what they have believed for so long.
But the teaching continues, and this week, the Patpatars still attending will hear the Gospel story after several weeks of foundational teaching. They will at last hear about Jesus being the promised Redeemer, and how He died, was buried and rose again.
Pray that those who have continued to attend the lessons would understand and believe, and that those who have been pulled away will see what is happening and thirst to know the rest of the story as well.
A new building project is pulling men away from the village. The man who started the housing project had been interested in hearing but the job was important to him and he needed to hire men to help as well.
Fighting broke out Saturday within a family, damaging property. Some of the family won't attend the teaching now, and still others are distracted by the rumors and spectacle.
Some have simply stopped coming because what they were hearing was contrary to what they have believed for so long.
But the teaching continues, and this week, the Patpatars still attending will hear the Gospel story after several weeks of foundational teaching. They will at last hear about Jesus being the promised Redeemer, and how He died, was buried and rose again.
Pray that those who have continued to attend the lessons would understand and believe, and that those who have been pulled away will see what is happening and thirst to know the rest of the story as well.