"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen." (Hebrews 11:1)
"For God, Who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness', made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Christ." (II Corinthians 4:6)
I recently watched a video of this incredible story of a missionary family in Indonesia. A man named Don Richardson and his family were called by God to share the gospel with a tribe in Indonesia who were on a deadly path to extinction due to tribal warfare and ongoing violence. It got so bad that he shared with the tribe that if they did not soon change their hearts away from violence and constant fighting with neighboring tribes, he and his family would have to leave.
Amazingly, this led the tribes to begin working toward peace! To demonstrate this tangibly, one of the neighboring tribes offered a "peace child" to their enemies. Don Richardson and his family saw this as the perfect opportunity to share the gospel with them - how God sent his peace-child to the world.
That was 50 years ago, and this short video shows how the gospel has taken root and completely transformed this region into a peaceful people who are seeking God and becoming awakened to His glory:
Video: Never the Same
There is footage of MAF transporting Don Richardson and his family back to the tribe for a 50 year anniversary celebration. I hope you are encouraged and blessed as our family was to witness and celebrate God's hand working through all His partners in the gospel, as Christ is revealed, shared, and celebrated to all tribes and nations!
