This morning in team devotions we looked at the book of Jonah. God teaches us all different things but this morning a few things struck me as we were reading through it and discussing it.
God is so powerful. He can do things that we think impossible to do. Sometimes we think of God only being able to do what we can, but God is not limited to human capabilities - he is awesome and powerful. He made the great fish swallow Jonah and spit him out, he caused the city of Nineveh to turn back to him and repent, he worked in Jonah's own heart to help him to remember God's compassion on him. God is a powerful and great God.
I've also been encouraged to be more prayerful. The missionaries who I have met seem to be very prayerful, always committing each task, each person, each ministry, each step of their journey to God and you need to be prayerful here. I was reminded that God wants us to bring even the little things in our lives to Him. It's all important to Him and He can work even in the things that we think seem insignificant.
The people here are a huge encouragement too. The Christians who attend local churches in the area serve faithfully and joyfully. They are a real blessing to the church here and more than that, they have a heart to see God's kingdom grow here. The missionaries here have been taking excellent care of us as well! Always thinking of us and praying for us. They have been great to talk to and we have all been encouraged by their heart for the people here and their faithful service.
The kids here are soooo cute! Kawaii! I want to take them all home with me! They are full of energy too! But pray for the kids here, that their hearts will also be open to hearing about the good news of Jesus too. Kids here are so attentive and they will just listen but you're not sure how much they are taking in. Pray that God helps us to find a way to connect with them and that we can share His love with them too.
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