In the big cities of Malaysia, distractions run rampant, competing for people’s time and energy, just like in America. God is squeezed into a box of church and religious activity. While there are some who see God’s vision for Malaysia, and allow Him to move through them, many prefer to keep God in their box, on the side, so they can resume their lives by their own agenda.
Welcome to the Jungle: A land cleared of distractions, open and wild, with a people hungry to know their Creator. Their lives are simple, and they are open and receptive to the truth.
Our last day in the Jungle, we were invited to someone’s house. Several of the women and children piled in around us. After a second lunch and lots of tea and coffee, they shared with us many stories of how God revealed Himself to them through visions and healings! The Asli people cannot read or write. Their spoken language is a dialect very different from the country’s official language, Malay. A few villagers have a Bible in Malay, but are unable to read it, and only understand it to a degree. There are no Bibles printed in their dialect. Despite all this, they still know God, and were very hungry for His word. They asked us to read the Bible to them, and we did, in our best possible Malay accent J.
God’s love for this village is huge! They’re way out in the middle of the jungle, unnoticed by the rest of the world, yet God’s eyes are on them. Before He even sent people like us into the jungle to tell the villagers about His intense love for them, He Himself was already showing them His love and truth!
It was hard leaving, knowing the women still have so many questions, but I know God is providing for them. They are seeking, and He will provide the answers the need.
(OH! By the way, some Korean missionaries are coming this month, and will be building a school, so HOPEFULLY everyone will be given the chance to learn how to read and write in Malay =D)
In the next blog, I’ll post a video my team made from the jungle! It’s taken a while to get it uploaded, but it will be here soon!! =D