You Haven't Eaten...

In English we call it by one word – rice. In Indonesian there are many specific words about this important staple of their diet. In the field it is called sawah. At harvest time you potong padi. Uncooked rice is called beras. Cooked rice - nasi. Indonesian’s say, “You haven’t eaten until you’ve eaten rice.” Because rice is a staple to every meal it’s not uncommon for individual families to purchase large bags of rice as pictured here.

Jesus called Himself the Bread of Life (John 6:35). Perhaps the contextual expression of this verse would be that He is the Rice of Life. When Sumatrans eat rice they will always become hungry again, but the food that Jesus offers satisfies for eternity. The problem with many Sumatrans is they are often satisfied with physical food, and do not feel their need for spiritual nourishment.

Pray for workers to have creativity to communicate the Gospel in culturally relevant ways.

Pray for Sumatrans to hunger and thirst for true righteousness that comes from God.

Pray that Sumatrans will deeply feel their need for spiritual nourishment that exceeds even their need for daily food. (Pray this prayer especially for the Riau area.)

Pray for many Sumatrans to find the Rice of Life so that their deep spiritual needs will be eternally satisfied.