On Sunday we arrived here in Kuching, Malaysia and have had an incredible journey so far! Since YWAM is in a process of building a relationship with Malaysia, our time these first two weeks are basically continuing to grow relationships with the church and people here. That being said, we have been mostly involved with the youth group and have been blessed so much with their friendship. We had the pleasure of being a part of their youth meeting, performing a skit we prepared and sharing testimonies and getting to know them on a deeper level. What a gift it has been to have these opportunities to share life together; even though we are in another part of the world, our God is the same and we have been able to share our stories with that common bond. We also went to a primary school and highschool to teach religion classes, which was so much fun. At the primary school, we had a class of ten year olds and got to lead worship, play games, share a Bible story, and spend time with them. In the highschool, we performed a dance that we created, which shares a message of God's faithful and enduring love. We had the opportunity to share a short sermon and then break off into small groups afterwords. It was awesome how hungry they were for God and their attention was captivated by the sharing of His love. It was amazing!
Also, we have been able to finish the process of buying a house for YWAM so that we can have a place for our permanent missionaries here, praise God! So, with that we have been cleaning the house and beginning to get it ready to be lived in.
Another exciting event coming up is Chinese New Year! That will be later on this week and we have been invited to celebrate with our friend from the youth group. The tradition is to go around to all of the houses nearby, the doors are open to all! So that will be an amazing night to have some fun but most of all be able to continue relationship with the people here. Our biggest focus being here has been to share God's love with everyone we see, whether that means smiling at everyone we pass by, or reaching out- really sharing the joy of the Lord. Although that might not sound like much, we have found that it is evident the impact it has since we stand out as foreigners. During the times we haven't had much going on, we've taken the chance to go to the local mall and pray as we walk through it and also made Happy Chinese New Year cards with encouraging messages inside and bible verses. As we walked around praying, we gave them to certain people. Since we haven't always had things planned regularly, we have spent time dedicated to praising God and lifting prayer and intercession up to Him, which has been an amazing blessing.
Our hearts have definitely grown in this time for the people of Borneo and we are amazed at how much God has blessed us with each other and the people here. As a team we have grown close into a family and are so excited for what God has planned for the rest of this week here and then for the weeks ahead in Indonesia. Thank you so much for the support and your prayers, they mean so much and we have already seen the fruit of those prayers! Praise God! We would appreciate it so much if you could keep praying for us for good health, renewed energy, and servant hearted endurance for the weeks coming up. Again thank you so much and we hope you're encouraged by the update.
Much love,
Team Mindolay
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