Yanis was shaken and hurt.
He had finally found a young woman who trusted in Jesus in the same way he did. But when he asked to marry Unai, her father scowled and said, “No way. It’s going to take more than these 28 pigs to marry Unai.”
Her father’s words cut him deeply and shattered his dream. And that’s when his friend Eyaka encouraged him.
“I’ll help,” Eyaka said. “Let’s go to every village. Let’s visit every relative, even the distant family you haven’t seen in years. Let’s see if there might be people that will be willing to donate just a few more pigs. You’re almost there. Don’t give up now.”
Eyaka, full of energy and with a ready laugh, was the first Hewa to trust in Christ a few years earlier and helped the missionaries translate verses and lessons in preparation for teaching the Bible in his village.
Now he and Yanis hiked from village to village in Papua New Guinea, over the ridges and through the ravines. They introduced themselves to long-lost relatives and made the awkward plea for more pigs. And they succeeded.
That’s the kind of thing the Bible is talking about when it says “encourage one another.” Eyaka didn’t just say to Yanis, “Buck up, there, little buddy!” He came up with a plan, he went with Yanis, and he helped carry out the plan.
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Yanis was shaken and hurt.
He had finally found a young woman who trusted in Jesus in the same way he did. But when he asked to marry Unai, her father scowled and said, “No way. It’s going to take more than these 28 pigs to marry Unai.”
Her father’s words cut him deeply and shattered his dream. And that’s when his friend Eyaka encouraged him.
“I’ll help,” Eyaka said. “Let’s go to every village. Let’s visit every relative, even the distant family you haven’t seen in years. Let’s see if there might be people that will be willing to donate just a few more pigs. You’re almost there. Don’t give up now.”
Eyaka, full of energy and with a ready laugh, was the first Hewa to trust in Christ a few years earlier and helped the missionaries translate verses and lessons in preparation for teaching the Bible in his village.
Now he and Yanis hiked from village to village in Papua New Guinea, over the ridges and through the ravines. They introduced themselves to long-lost relatives and made the awkward plea for more pigs. And they succeeded.
That’s the kind of thing the Bible is talking about when it says “encourage one another.” Eyaka didn’t just say to Yanis, “Buck up, there, little buddy!” He came up with a plan, he went with Yanis, and he helped carry out the plan.
That is what your prayers and giving do for our ministry. Thank you – you encourage us!
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