In the first months living in the jungle, we grew to love the sound of chirping insects and frogs as we drift off to sleep.
But now they were drowned out by hours of singing praises to God.
If you go around and visit at night you will find dim lighting illuminated the open-sided houses packed with Mengens, smoking, chewing buai and praising God.
They learned how to play guitar but lately they returned to using their tribal drums so we do not get much sleep.
We are thankfull we can understand the language, and it thrilled our hearts that those words were about God and His Son, Jesus and the work of His blood on the cross for them. The chanting was of praise and thanksgiving for God the Holy Spirit teaching their hearts through the Word and guiding their praise.
We don’t hear much talk about the old days of fearing the evil spirits that once ruled their lives. And we may never fully know what those all-night chants used to mean to them or for what purpose they were performed.
Thanks for having a part in their New Song!
Lourens for trhe Mengen church