Indigenous people in Burundi and Rwanda.
There are over one million people
living in 5000 small villages. This entire area is completely isolated and very
different from the rest of Burundi. The people in the villages still live as
their ancestors did a thousand years ago. The grass huts they call home are
simply sticks with thatch covering. Families have no possessions, except pots
for cooking and mats for sleeping. Some of children do not even wear any
clothing.
Spiritual poverty is rampant as
well. People have no idea what a Bible is or who Jesus is. Instead they
adhere to the many pagan practices of their ancestors.
After seeing the physical and
spiritual poverty of the people, we knew we had to do something to help them
long term. We are traveling regularly to the area and using Discipleship
Evangelism to train approximately Two hundred believers. We teach four or five
lessons over a couple of days and then send the disciples out in groups to show
the JESUS film in the native language of the people. This in itself is a huge
deal, as most of the people in this area have never seen a movie before. Just
showing a movie could draw every person in the entire village to come and
watch.
As it’s a movie about Jesus Christ,
they will now have a frame of reference as to who He is and what He did for
them.
They finally begin to
understand what crucifixion is and why Jesus died for them. Immediately after
the film, we give an invitation to receive the Lord. Over the weeks that
follow, the new converts will then be disciple’d by those who have already
received the Discipleship Evangelism training.
Of course, not everyone will receive
Jesus, and even fewer will ultimately become disciples, but the harvest is
still positioned to be quite large.
For the project, we need travel expenses,
the purchase of the films and generators, salaries of helpers, cars for
transport ..
Alain Godefroid Kubwamungu
Coodionator
Endtimes Outreach Ministries
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