{"id":239,"date":"2011-04-19T10:22:17","date_gmt":"2011-04-19T15:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jan-bast\/?p=239"},"modified":"2011-04-19T11:31:20","modified_gmt":"2011-04-19T16:31:20","slug":"he-finished-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jan-bast\/2011\/04\/19\/he-finished-it\/","title":{"rendered":"He Finished It"},"content":{"rendered":"

How fitting that the Akolet people of Papua New Guinea should hear the story of Jesus\u2019 death and resurrection during the Easter season!\u00a0 Just a couple of\u00a0 weeks ago, like a tsunami, new life flooded onto a tiny island just off the coast of New Britain. Epic battles were waged here during WWII, but none with the eternal consequences of God warring against satanic forces for the souls of the Akolet people.<\/p>\n

Here are just a couple of the testimonies shared by the Akolets after hearing the Easter story:<\/p>\n

\u201cI never understood. I never understood. But the way to be made right with God is just Jesus. There’s no other way! He didn’t \u2018half’\u2019 His work! He finished it! and said \u2018Done now\u2019 when He died. There’s nothing we can do to add to that \u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI had heard before that the sky turned dark when Jesus died, but I had no idea what any of that meant. Now I understand. God was turning His back on Jesus because God can’t be with sin and Jesus took all our sin on Himself. Wow! I understand that now!\u00a0 Jesus is the only way. There\u2019s no other way!\u201d<\/p>\n

Imagine how the 2 missionary families feel after 3-4 years of pouring themselves into ministry with these dear people. I wonder if either couple envisioned this day as they attended their last month of classes before graduating in 2001 and 2002, one from NTBI, Jackson, MI campus, and the other from NTBI, Waukesha, WI campus.<\/p>\n

When our NTBI staff hears about these momentous occasions, we are reminded that we\u2019ve had a part in the Akolet coming to faith in Christ.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why we share this story with you! You too, by your prayers and your gifts to our ministry, have played a part in wrestling the Akolet people out of the deadly grip of Satan.<\/p>\n

From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you for the vital role you play in taking the Gospel to the least reached peoples of the world. May this Easter be especially meaningful to you because of this.<\/p>\n

Please Pray:<\/p>\n