Lausanne World Pulse – Perspectives Articles – Surprised by God: How God Used Us to Impact a People Group for Him
April 2010
After spending several days meeting with ministries in the capital city, we signed an agreement with one of the ministries to recruit, train, and supervise workers to show the JESUS film among our people group for the next three years. We then returned to the airport to begin a long journey by plane and car to meet our people group.
An arrangement had been made to show the JESUS film for the first time to a gathering of tribal leaders from our people group. We had the privilege of being present and seeing the first of this people group make commitments to follow Jesus Christ. It was a surreal experience.
An Ongoing Blessing
We are now completing our third year working with our partner in this distant land. In a recent report from in-country, we celebrated that there are now more than two hundred believers in some stage of discipleship and gathering in groups. We are now working on how to effectively train leaders and gather these people into church communities.
As we reflect upon all that has happened, we have been surprised by God—that he has chosen to do so much with such average people. If God can do such a great work through our efforts, then he can work through anyone to change the eternal destiny of all people—even people half a world way who don’t share a common language or culture. All it takes is a willing heart to say yes to God.