Trucker Ministry
We got the chance to just hang out in the truck ports here and simply share the Good News with the men of this profession. (Please do not relate truck drivers out here to your American Style because it is MUCH different) These men hang out in these ports for sometimes weeks at a time just waiting for their next delievery. It is almost like a small village where your house is an 18 wheeler and your bed is a hammock that hangs underneath. Also, there are women selling all different things here, including their bodies, and children who live here full time because of that. It’s more like a village that is constantly getting and losing new people, not a truck stop. What we did was share the Gospel with them and evangelize to the Muslim men. I didnt understand at first the importance but the more I learned about their culture, the more I did. In the muslim religon, just like all religions they know of Sin, Heaven and Hell. But unlike Christianity, Muslims have no real answer to if God loves them and will forgive them for their wrong doings. And, when you start to feel like it doesn’t matter how you act, there’s an ignorance to Gods real love and whether or not you should be a good person. It’s important to reach out to these men because once they know God does love them they care more and more about being a good man. They start giving back to those around them and acting with compassion and love. Muslims can be disowned by their families for simply reading the Bible. And its not like it is in America, the men are still valued more than others here. So reaching out to these men when they are away from their homes and in these ports not only gives them a safe place to change their lives, but also gives them a bigger platform to inspire those younger than them and change the way their families act. People out here have a lot of faith but when they are given the idea that they are sinners but no form of forgiveness, the need to be good disappears. We get the chance to teach them differently, and in hopes to change not only them but their families as well. I’ve seen first hand people give their old habits away and crave for this new life. This month has taught me that change isn’t always materialistic but there is a need for spiritual change as well. This ministry isn’t easy by any means but there are men and women out here who have dedicated their lives to it and that alone is inspirational enough to follow your dreams and make changes in your community in different ways that may seem unnessecary. What can you do in your home to change the hearts of the ones who live there?
