Just finish reading the two letters by the two missionaries OCF is sponsoring. One is from Sibu, and one is from Korea. Apparently I'm not supposed to read it (according to my brother it's strictly confidential and only for the OCF committee), but too tempted so in the end I read it. :) No harm done yes??
The first letter which was from the Korean missionary was quite a letter. Just in one letter, u can really tell the desperation and hardship these people are going through just to praise God. Even reading the Bible is like nothing ever. The level of freedom these people have is zero. They cannot even read the bible or have bible study or sing hymns and pray publicily. The missionary tells of how the kids wrote sheets and sheets of Bible just because the Korean authority cannot find these loose papers and also how they memorise the verses coz reading the Bible is forbidden in Korea. They try to remember every hymn's lyrics coz singing hymns is not allowed also. And most of them just hum the tune to the hymns fearing of getting caught if they sing the whole hymn.
The letter was really eye opening. Growing up in a free country where religious rights are respected, it just seem quite surreal how these people could be risking their life just to praise God. And the desperation these people have is quite overwhelming. They really have a strong belief and trust in God. I could never imagine myself ever in this situation where praising God could result in jail or even death?
Anyway the Sibu letter also show hardship of the missionaries. It's a husband and wife combo. The wife is battling cancer. These missionaries really have put their trust in God and really let God challenge themselves. It's really quite something to read something that comes straight from the people who have experience it first hand. I feel blessed that I can praise God freely anytime I wish. I truly look up to these people who have put aside everything for the glory of God. It shows how much God cares for his creation and would never neglect a single being.
The first letter which was from the Korean missionary was quite a letter. Just in one letter, u can really tell the desperation and hardship these people are going through just to praise God. Even reading the Bible is like nothing ever. The level of freedom these people have is zero. They cannot even read the bible or have bible study or sing hymns and pray publicily. The missionary tells of how the kids wrote sheets and sheets of Bible just because the Korean authority cannot find these loose papers and also how they memorise the verses coz reading the Bible is forbidden in Korea. They try to remember every hymn's lyrics coz singing hymns is not allowed also. And most of them just hum the tune to the hymns fearing of getting caught if they sing the whole hymn.
The letter was really eye opening. Growing up in a free country where religious rights are respected, it just seem quite surreal how these people could be risking their life just to praise God. And the desperation these people have is quite overwhelming. They really have a strong belief and trust in God. I could never imagine myself ever in this situation where praising God could result in jail or even death?
Anyway the Sibu letter also show hardship of the missionaries. It's a husband and wife combo. The wife is battling cancer. These missionaries really have put their trust in God and really let God challenge themselves. It's really quite something to read something that comes straight from the people who have experience it first hand. I feel blessed that I can praise God freely anytime I wish. I truly look up to these people who have put aside everything for the glory of God. It shows how much God cares for his creation and would never neglect a single being.
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