Sunday, Feb. 6

The church at Malasi in worship.

Jordan, Miguel and I were blessed to deliver God's message to the church. Jordan and I did so through translation provided by Rosie.

After I introduced the mission team to the congregation, I told them we were excited to worship with them again. As part of the message the Lord gave me, I told them we do not worship the rocks or the trees, the sun or the stars, but the One who created those things. I shared Psalm 19:1 and 148:1, 3-6. I then asked Jordan to sing “How Great Thou Art,” which he did using our backpacker guitar.

I continued to share about Who was helping the people of Malasi, how it wasn’t Climbing For Christ but Jesus Himself. I read Exodus 4:10-12, where God tells Moses that He will speak for him. I explained that when God first sent C4C to Malasi, we did not know about this place. But He did. God created them and put them here. And God built them a church.

I told them when Dr. Steve (who celebrated his birthday today) treats them at our health clinics on Monday and Tuesday, he will not be the one making them better. The Great Physician will heal them. I told him the members of this team wouldn’t be helping them, but their Lord Jesus.

After this, I introduced Jordan, who shared Joshua 1:7-9 (“be strong and courageous”). “The Lord tells us He is our strength,” Jordan said. “We look to the Lord to be our Hope.”

Jordan instructed them to be in God’s Word. Since many do not have Bibles (and we have no idea how many can read) I asked them what they had learned in Sunday School before worship. They repeated the verse (Philippians 2:6) that they had memorized. I told them they can learn the Word at church and store it in their heart to gain strength.

Jordan sharing, with Rosie (bullhorn in background) translating.

We know life here is very, very difficult, and Christ alone — no other gods (i.e. voodoo) — can help them endure. We said many prayers for the people during the worship, just as we had been doing before and continue to do after.