“What she is saying is right”
One of the local believers said this to another one when we discussed the importance of sharing the
stories with the village people in their heart language instead of the (more respected) trade language. Thank you again and again for your prayers for the storying workshop. In spite of a few frustrating moments, things went pretty well.Over the past two days, the participants (local believers who speak the Kahani language and others from nearby cities) and Robin and I, listened to, discussed, and attempted to learn the first 5 stories in our initial set: Beginning-[includes Creation/Fall], Cain and Abel, God’s Promise to Abraham, David and Bathsheba, and David’s Punishment.
Encouraging and Frustrating…
It was encouraging that, at our insistence, they spoke in Kahani (local/village) language almost the whole time!
frustrating that when they retold a story they kept adding things from their own knowledge of the Bible
encouraging that when we told them of some testing results, they saw how Kahani people might misinterpret the story if they added or left out certain details
frustrating that when they acted out the Cain and Abel story they added a lot to the story that is not in the Book
encouraging that they really got into acting out the Cain and Abel story!
frustrating that we couldn’t understand everything that was said (due to our limited language)
encouraging that in spite of our limited language, they seemed to understand what we were saying, even if they are still processing the concepts.
encouraging that they saw an importance of starting at the beginning with Creation.
encouraging that they came back the second day!
encouraging that they are interested in another storying workshop, maybe a month from now.
encouraging that they said they would try to tell stories in their ministry!
* We ended the workshop with a challenge to them to try and tell the stories we learned (and others) and then when we meet again, we would like to hear a report of how it went.
Praise Him for:
- A talkative bunch of people- we feared they might not talk much. Instead, at times, it was hard to get them to be quiet!
- Several positive comments that were made about the stories and about using stories in their ministries
- Interest in another storying workshop- about a month from now.
- The participants leaving communicating with each other in Kahani- a lot more than when they arrived! :)
Ask him for:
- guidance as the people who participated in the workshop attempt to tell stories in their ministry
- stamina for us- even though it’s excited and motivating, Robin and I are physically and mentally tired- and neither one of us has slept well this week. Pray for rest and also perseverance as we get back into crafting stories.
* Immediate pr request: We haven’t had electricity for most of the day, and only have about 3 inches of water in the water tanks on our roof. Please pray that water comes tomorrow and our electricity comes back soon!!!
Til All Have Heard,
~ Elizabeth
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