This month has really been all about the people. We’ve spent day in & day out talking with them, praying with them, reading scripture with them, encouraging them, & loving on them. At the first of the month, for some reason, this type of ministry didn’t seem sufficient because we weren’t doing anything tangible. Our team struggled through this for a while until we realized we had it all wrong. We didn’t need to build a house, or start a church, what we needed to do was what we had been doing all along. Our purpose in Oenpelli was to partner with local believers & to restore in them a confidence of faith. In a town plagued by hopelessness, it was our ministry to bring hope to them so they could in turn bring hope to others. It took us a while, but once the realization hit, beautiful things began to happen. Broken relationships were healed, old grudges were placed aside, forgiveness began to flow, & silent believers became bold, passionate leaders. I truly believe that great change is on the horizon for Oenpelli.
