Just JUMP!

This Musi boy is getting ready to jump into the river. He is jumping off an embankment that is about 12 feet high, but that was not enough of a thrill. So, he climbed a mango tree that put him another 15 feet off the ground. Besides being about to lose his pants, it begs the question if he hasn’t also lost his senses! Doing stuff like this is how you have fun in the village or kampung.

A far scarier jump is the leap of faith needed to receive the Gospel. While it makes perfect sense to jump off a branch 27 plus feet in the air to plunge into the river, it does not make sense to receive the perfect sacrifice for sin. Such a jump as that goes against everything Musi are taught about God from the time they are small children.

Coming from our American mindset, it is difficult to even imagine the magnitude of this decision for those on Sumatra. There are deep social and economic realities that new believers have to face when they decide to make the jump from what they have always known to receive what the Gospel offers to them.

Pray for Sumatrans who have heard the Gospel and are counting the cost to be a follower of Jesus.

Pray for the Holy Spirit to strengthen and encourage new believers who are facing persecution on Sumatra.

Pray that many Musi will make the jump of faith to become Christ’s followers.