Thanks be to God as He led 13 of us to Raub Orang Asli Village and serve His people, Orang Semai there on 25 and 26 November (Sun & Sat)! It was a very meaningful trip as we able to experience the life of Orang Asli, to understand their shortcomings in life, and to worship God with them. With the motivation to serve them, we went in with the Presence of our Almighty God, with the hope of helping them to build a closer relationship with God.
Started with teaching the kids how to brush teeth, followed by home visitation, we serve them with love and care, also the blessings of God. I can never forget the smile on their face as we pray for them, sing songs of praise with them and distribute some free ‘Hari Natal’ gifts to each household.
We also had our very first Orang Asli kenduri there. We witnessed how God provide sufficient foods for everyone who came that night. There were more than 100 people enjoyed the meal. By seeing Semai people preparing the meal, you will wonder how talented are them as they fully utilize every natural resources available to prepare the meal. Moreover, the foods taste GREAT! Well, I guess it has something to do with eating with hands too… apart from the fact that Semai people are very good in cooking!
Saturday night was a revival meeting. We witnessed God’s providence of electricity to the newly built church there, right in the middle of our time of singing praises to our God! We truly believe that as we give God fully the Glory He deserves, despite of the negative circumstances, miracles happen! Hallelujah!
Pastor Toh had also been blessed with gifts of preaching in Malay! You can witness the fluency only when you were there listening him speak! You will be surprisingly in awe when you know how God can use His servant to preach to the Semai people, those that are hunger for His Truth! Glory be to God! Followed after the message was a time of prayer and ministering, 13 of us took turn to pray for different people with different needs, young and old, male and female. It was a beautiful time as we see people holding and raising up hands, offering prayer to our Father in Heaven.
The next morning was a Sunday service. We had our group devotion before the Sunday service by sharing the true value of being a servant of God. The Sunday service was carried out mainly in Bahasa Semai, and with Pulpit message shared by Pastor Toh. What a relief when his message reminded the congregation a very important truth: Saya Tidak Berdosa, Saya Orang Suci Dalam Yesus Kristus! True indeed, we can experience the deliverance from sins by no other means but the redemption of the blood of Jesus Christ. Right after the Sunday service, we carried out Sunday school classes for the kids and Bible study class for the adults! It was another beautiful time sharing the truth of God that give joy and hope to the people there! Especially the kids, you can see they get very excited particularly during the time of sing praises to God.
The trip ended with home visitation and giving gifts to the local church and minister there. All of us, with the local ministers, Ps. Suria and Ps. Rosnani, and the Penghulu, we gathered and prayed to God, giving thanks to Him for the time spent and the blessings He has given to all of us. He’s been faithful!
4pm, all of us left the Orang Semai village with full of joy, knowing that we will come back again for another wonderful appointment with the Love of God!
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By-Daniel
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