One of the things that we
want to be able to do with this blog is to bring you updates from some of the
NTM missionaries that are working in the remote locations of the world. The
following is an update from Rich & Karen Brown who minister with the Moi
people. Here is a testimony of how God is working in the lives of Daokabatu
& Upiyawogui;
About a month ago a whooping
cough epidemic started coming through our area. We had no idea what it
was and assumed it was a bad cold. In the meantime our next door
neighbor's 7 month old son, Maiki, got it and was quickly getting worse.
As Karen was looking through some medical books the Lord brought her to the
page on whooping cough. The onset and symptoms fit what we were seeing to
a tee. The scary part is that whooping cough is very dangerous for
infants under one year. Thankfully we had antibiotics on hand. We
immediately gathered everybody and explained what it was. Then we, along
with the guys trained in medical, passed out the medicine. Unfortunately
it was too late for baby Maiki pictured with his sister below. He died a
day later.
We grieved with his mother,
while her husband was away. Here is an excerpt about this from Rich's
journal..."This morning Karen, Alyssa, and I went to comfort and cry with
Daokabatu. It’s sad her husband couldn’t be here to mourn too, as he is
in Dao on a trip. Daokabatu is showing such confident faith in God’s plan
in this tragic loss. It’s now her second son to die. This morning
as we were crying with her, she, in the midst of her tears, told us that it was
God who determined his (Maiki's) appointed time to die and she can only praise
Him. It was clear that she had already determined in her mind to accept
what was given to her. She has indeed humbly accepted it. It was so
touching to hear her praise God in the midst of her deepest sorrow."
Upiyawogui, pictured here with his other son, showed up the day
after his baby boy was buried. It was so hard to see him grieve.
The next day, with sadness still in his eyes, he shared that during his travels
he came across a hamlet that was desperate to hear the Creator's Talk. He
said it broke his heart. That alone spoke volumes to us. It showed
that he was still measuring what is truly important in the light of eternity.
Please pray for Upiyawogui &
Daokabatu and the Moi church.
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