My name is Rebecca Brook. People usually describe me as straightforward or bold if they like me. Jordan, my best friend and fellow worker with the Hui, who is usually described better by words such as caring or compassionate, and I decided that we should try something bold with reaching the Hui.
For over a week I rehearsed my lines. “Hello, we are followers of Jesus. We have been fasting and praying. We believe God has led us here. We want to tell you a story from the Bible. Are you willing or not willing to listen?”
OK so I really hesitate to let you read the following paragraphs without making you promise that you have first gone and read this other blog “Things as They are.” However, if you only have time for this one, just know that what happened this week was really crazy and not normal lest you pack your bags and go off to discover miraculous things only to find that God usually shows his glory via much more impressive methods such as using not-miraculous people to do miraculous things instead of just doing it himself (I stand unrepentant of my run-on sentence).
One ought to never pursue reaching the unreached due to what you may think is God’s lack of ability to complete his own task. Anyone who assists God in his weakness pours water into the dry spots of the ocean. In including us as a part of his plan, He meant not to...
You might have noticed the title of this blog is not so shamelessly stolen from Amy Carmichael. In her book, this single lady speaks straightforwardly of her mission work in India. Much of the book is her going to a home, telling the good news about Jesus, and then kindly being asked to leave. There are yet other exciting portions such as her going to a home, sharing, and then being asked questions every missionary loves to hear after a passionate explanation of God’s love, such as “How did you get your skin to be white?”
Many Hui cannot do what you are doing right now. They have never been able to sit down, look at words and understand meaning. Many Hui are poor and therefore they are needed in the shops to help with income at an early age. Also, Hui often marry at early ages such as fourteen and fifteen. Because of this, the Hui in our city rarely are well educated. This lack of education is most blatantly seen in their inability to read.
