From Mokndoma to Jakarta
YANETON & YOCI'S VISIT This month, we had the privilege to welcome Bapak Andi, Yaneton, and Yoci from Sekolah Lentera Harapan (SLH) in Mokndoma, a small mountainous region in interior Papua. This visit was to bring Yaneton & Yoci’s wonderful testimonies about their lives in Papua and how they persevere with their passion for learning.
They would gather in a field, and a leader would be appointed amongst the students so that they would be able to lead them in reading the Word of God. If someone struggles, the others are happy to help and share their knowledge until everyone can read. Even just this small story– out of the many stories that Bapak Andi shared with us–brings warmth to our hearts.
Even though they have limited access to proper health care and education, through Yaneton & Yoci, we could see that those limitations do not hinder them from living their life to the fullest. We have seen God’s grace work in their lives as they daily live with contentment and gratefulness.
We learned from these two small boys who live in Interior Papua that God will provide enough for us as Matthew 6:25 states: “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?”
One of the stories that Bapak Andi told our Lippo Village campus was how the children in SLH Mokndoma were eager to read the Word of God once they were able to read. The first thing they read together is the Bible!
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