Grasping the gospel that changes everything
It is not hard to get a Laarim person to say, “I believe in Jesus.” The hard thing is finding the Laarim who understands that Jesus changes everything…
It is not hard to get a Laarim person to say, “I believe in Jesus.” The hard thing is finding the Laarim who understands that Jesus changes everything…
Meet Andrew and Jacob. Two young men serving with AIM among the Laarim people of
Along with 300 million Africans, the Laarim people of South Sudan, are still waiting to hear the good news of Jesus. Last year, Andrew Wallace from Rayners Lane Baptist Church, joined Jacob Borgelt from the US in serving among them. Recently Andrew and Jacob had the joy of baptising some of the first Laarim believers.
This term Andrew Wallace has begun songwriting classes among the Laarim young people at Kimatong school. His dream and prayer is that by the start of 2017 there will be there will be a series of Laarim songs, crafted by Laarim people, which will clearly tell the story of the Bible to anyone who listens to them.
One major challenge in sharing the gospel among the unreached Laarim is that less than 1% of people are literate – they simply haven’t been given the chance to learn.
How do you prepare for a week living with people whom you have never met before and share no common language with, in a culture totally alien to your own?