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"The king shall have joy in Your strength, O Lord; and in your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! You have given him his heart's desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah."
Psalm 21:1-2 |
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A NEW KIND OF EASTER! |
April 16, 2007
by Chad Mankins
How did you celebrate Easter this year?
We had a wonderful gathering as believers in the great outdoors. The worship was tremendous as we thanked Jesus for his sacrificial death for us, singing to the tune of guitars and the beat of wooden hand drums!
Several people expressed their praise to Kiwu (God) for what Yesu (Jesus) has done for them. We concluded our time by drinking tea and sitting around enjoying each other’s fellowship.
A special treat for us was the visit of some elders and their wives from one of the churches of our partners Jason & Kellie. These men and women were a big encouragement to the believers by sharing testimonies and letting them know how much people back in the US were praying for them!
Easter has been observed by many Tobo in the past (along with Christmas). But now for the first time, rather than being a solemn time of fear and restrictions and taboos (like staying around one’s village area during the several days of the holiday to keep out of trouble with the spirits), many are appreciating the wonderful meaning the resurrection of our Lord Jesus has for them personally as sinners saved by grace!
We were recently encouraged by some thoughts that one of our neighbors and Janeene’s good friend Lanisa expressed: “This has been a good time for us now to see what Christ has really done for us! He died and his blood spilled out for our sins and then he rose up from death and stomped on Satan’s head and crushed it. Now I am not afraid any more, and my insides are no longer heavy. I am so happy. Before I understood that Jesus died for me, my sin—it was like I was carrying a huge string bag not full of sweet potatoes, but full of stones. I was hunched over under all the weight, staggering around walking on all fours like a pig because of the heaviness I was carrying. But Jesus just took the bag off of my back side, and now I can stand up straight and walk with ease like a woman and not a pig.”
It has truly been a blessed Easter for us this year! We hope that you, too, were blessed this Easter!
He is Risen Indeed!!
Chad, Janeene & Elijah (and some very happy new brothers and sisters in Christ) |
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