*(specific names of people and places have been changed for security reasons)
John and Mary’s vision is not waning. In fact, LMI’s reach in Southeast Asia is extending to even more people. Last summer, John and Mary embarked on a ministry fact-finding trip to South Sumatra, accompanied by Pastor Joel and his wife, Martha* (names changed for security reasons). Their goal was to research another Southeast Asian people group: the ‘R’ tribe.
Last summer, John and Mary embarked on a ministry fact-finding trip to South Sumatra, accompanied by Pastor Joel and his wife, Martha, Their goal was to research another Southeast Asian people group: the ‘R’ tribe.
The ‘R’ people are a remote tribe living deep in the forests of Southeast Asia. Despite reports of them being animistic and primitive, the team discovered that some of the tribal people had converted to Islam or Christianity. In fact, they visited one of the ‘R’ tribe’s villages, which is home to 52 Christian families!
Praise God that the translation of the New Testament into the heart language of the ‘R’ people was recently completed. John and Mary have contacted an organisation, which specialises in producing audio Bibles, to request the production of Luke’s Gospel in audio format. This will mean that, in the near future, Luke’s Gospel will be accessible to the majority of the tribe regardless of whether they can read or write.
On their fact-finding trip, the team were privileged to meet Samuel, an ‘R’ believer with a heart for outreach. He is both a seminary graduate and a teacher in a local school. When speaking of him, John & Mary said,
“Despite his hard work, Samuel lives in abject poverty, and he has a great burden for the spiritual wellbeing of his people, particularly the children. However, given his financial circumstances, Samuel is unable to fund ministry endeavours by himself, and so we would love to raise support to help him in his outreach.”
LMI’s Reaching the ‘R’ Appeal
Our Goals:
- Support for Samuel and his outreach activities
- Supply audio recordings of Luke’s Gospel
- Underwrite costs for further outreach and ministry support teams to travel to the ‘R’ people
- Mobilise prayer for this people group.
We Need Your Help!
Please consider giving a gift to our ‘R’ Appeal today to enable us to reach this tribe. You can give online at https://www.lmi-org.net/support-reaching-the-r-tribe Thank you!
Power in Prayer
Power in Prayer Please join us throughout this year, which marks the 10th anniversary of John and Mary’s work in Southeast Asia, in interceding before our Heavenly Father for the Rimba tribe.
- Pray that the Rimba church would be strengthened and built up in Christ.
- Pray for the local pastor serving the Rimba – for protection and wisdom as he ministers to his flock in a sensitive situation.
- Remember Samuel as he proclaims Christ’s love to his own people through words and deeds.
- Pray that LMI will be able to stand with the ‘R’ believers in the ways outlined above, so that many more will be reached with the Good News of Jesus Christ.
"Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. Whoever believes and is baptised will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned"
(Mark 16:15; ESV)