Stand In The Gap

“The more you pray, the more will be revealed. You will appreciate not only the greatness of prayer, but the greatness of God.”

Joni Eareckson Tada


Through the prayer, we will see the greatness of God in the nations, we will see the glory of God revealed in the life of each people in the world.

This coming May 5th is the National Day of Prayer. Let’s all of us have some time to pray, seek God’s face, and stand in the gap between God  and the unreached people groups in the world (Ezekiel 22:30b). God is looking for people who wants to do that so that He will not destroy those nations.

Profile: The People of Badui – Indonesia

From: e-JEMMI

PROFIL BANGSA: BADUI, INDONESIA

Pendahuluan/Sejarah

Daerah perbukitan Jawa Barat sebagian besar dihuni oleh kaum Muslim suku Sunda, namun daerah yang terletak di sektor barat dihuni oleh suku Badui — suatu komunitas Sunda purba yang masih tersisa, yang menggunakan dialek Sunda kuno. Suku Badui sengaja mengisolasi diri mereka di daerah pegunungan, ketika mayoritas penduduk pulau Jawa menjadi pemeluk agama Islam. Mereka telah mempertahankan kasta sebagai sistem stratifikasi sosial yang kental. Keturunannya ditandai melalui kedua orang tua mereka, namun keluarga asalnya tidak sekuat seperti pada kalangan etnis utama suku Jawa. Bentuk atau corak desa terdiri dari lebih kurang 35 kelompok kecil, yang terdiri dari rumah-rumah penduduk yang tersebar di sekitar lahan padi gagarancah, yang digarap secara musiman dan berpindah-pindah. Terdapat tiga desa yang tetap terisolasi sama sekali dari kontak-kontak dengan suku non-Badui. Orang Badui yang mengenakan busana hitam, berbicara dengan pihak luar; namun mereka yang mengenakan sarung putih, harus tetap mempertahankan isolasi secara ketat. Pemerintah telah berupaya untuk mendidik mereka dan telah membawa suatu perubahan gaya hidup bagi mereka. Namun, sebagian besar di antara mereka menolak bantuan ini, dan sebagai akibatnya mereka tetap buta aksara dan primitif. Suku Badui memiliki reputasi sebagai orang-orang yang gemar menggunakan ilmu hitam. Banyak orang yang takut karena kemampuan mereka untuk meramalkan masa depan dan menjampi musuh-musuh mereka.

The Bucket For Our Well

 

Translation is what opens the window, to let the light in.
It breaks the shell, so that we may eat the kernel.
It pulls the curtain aside, so that we may look into the most holy place.
It removes the cover from the well, so that we may get to the water…
In fact, without a translation in the common language, most people are like the children at Jacob’s well (which was deep) without a bucket or something to draw the water with; or like the person mentioned by Isaiah who was given a sealed book and told ‘Please read thus,’ and had to answer, ‘I can not, because it is sealed.’ (Isaiah 29:11)

(Taken from Christian History Magazine, issue 100, cover page 2)

How the Bible Impacts Someone’s Life

This is a part of Francisco Pihali, project coordinator for Meeto Translation Project, northern Mozambique. He reads and translates the Word of God in his own language and God really speaks to him personally, and imagine when that happen to all the people who speak in the same language can hear God’s word in their own heart language. They all will be changed by the power of God’s word.

When I translate, I read the Scriptures and let God speak to my heart first.  That process of preparing to translate is a time of devotion for me, and lets God work in my life.

I recently read from the book of Ephesians that Jesus is the cornerstone. I discovered that Jesus is actually the cornerstone of my life.  I was with my colleague in school, and we were both emotionally moved by that truth. My trust and faith in Jesus grew dramatically in response to that Scripture. I have never forgotten that verse.

What have I discovered in the translation process? I have discovered that it’s not just translation, but life devotion.

“Kairos” Moment In Japan

It’s been more than a week since the first earthquake and tsunami struck Japan. Numbers of the death is increasing and the level of radiation from the nuclear plant is getting higher. The Government is trying hard to solve the problem and helping the people.

Mission Network News reported what has been going on there now.