My eyes were blind… June 17, 2015 – Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea – Written by Catherine Rivard with Tim Scott As told by Luke Aubrey - “My eyes were blind to the truths in Scripture.” A mother stood, her face shining, “but now I feel as if I am beginning to see. It’s as if cataracts have been removed from my eyes!” Although the Borong New Testament was dedicated in 2003, Dan and Kathy, two translators, knew the Borong speakers needed more Bible teaching in how to apply the God’s Word to their lives. So, they asked for a SALT course to be held in Ebabang, Morobe Province. SALT, or “Scripture Application and Leadership Training,” is a two-week course held throughout Papua New Guinea, teaching people how to study and apply their translated Scriptures. Over 250 people flocked to the Borong sessions, and God’s Word touched many lives. A pastor’s wife was convicted about her use of her tongue. “Yesterday afternoon I went back to the village and didn’t even take time to go into my own house. Dropping my bag on the porch, I went door to door in my community asking forgiveness of all those whom I have wronged.” “I had thought I had my Christian life all figured out,” shared one church leader. “But now I see that I am nothing in myself. Only by God’s grace am I anything at all. I need to completely surrender my life to Him.” A life-long church goer, one elderly woman remembered how she first learned to read the Bible in another language, “The Bible never spoke to me,” she recalled. “I thought the Bible was just something to be read without ever understanding its meaning. In 2003, the New Testament came to us... I was excited because now the Bible was in my own language. But as I read, I still struggled to find any application. However in the last two weeks, I have begun to taste the sweetness of God’s Word. I now see how it can be directly applied to my life and realize that there is real food in there for me to daily feed upon.” For more information on this release, contact ThePNGexperience, PO BOX 413, Ukarumpa, EHP 444, Papua New Guinea Phone: 011 + 675 + 537-3544 ext. 4431 or Email: thePNGexperience@gmail.com
Pictures do not always depict actual event, activities or people. Photos by Tim Scott use by permission only. “Yumi stori” is the PNG “Tok Pisin” term for announcement or “Let’s tell a story” or “Let’s talk”. The English spelling conforms to Commonwealth English spelling.