First Lord's Supper

Dear friends and family,

We’d like to take a minute to update you on what’s going on in the Tobo church. These are exciting days for us, not only to be moving into Tobo in two weeks, but also to be able to witness some exciting things going on with the believers there.

Over the last 2 years our partners have been working on translating some of the scriptures into the Tobo language. The book of Mark has been completed along with portions of Acts, Genesis and Exodus. They are being printed and bound right now! When we move in we will be there to hand out the very first scripture portions to the Tobo church!

Our partners have also recently taught on Baptism after many believers were asking questions because of some other religious groups in the area baptizing infants so their sins can be forgiven. We will be moving in just in time to witness more teaching on this and probably some of the first baptisms in the Tobo church!

The first Lord’s Supper was taken last week and we copied and pasted part of our partner’s update below:

There was no grape juice or crackers, and definitely no suit and ties being worn yesterday. The babies continued to cry, the little kids played soccer on the grass, and the dogs kept on barking. There was a small fire in the middle of the adults and one lady slowly turned the sweet potatoes over the open fire during the sermon on baptism. When the sweet potatoes were done, Jason and Alex took their knives and peeled them. Then Jason (knapp) led us in prayer, and the sweet potatoes and water were passed around for everyone to share. And that is how we remembered our Lord’s sacrifice and death for us.

This was the first time we have done the Lord ’s Supper as a complete group with the believers. But there was that one time on the trail that Chad ate beef crackers with one of the guys, and a couple other times when the ladies were together drinking tea and eating sweet potatoes. We have been teaching them that we can eat and remember what Jesus did for us on the cross at any time. I love the simplicity of scripture and how Jesus took the staple of the Jews and used an everyday occurrence (eating and drinking) as a way of reminding us of what he did for us. The Tobo people have no way of getting wine or bread. But God provided them with their staple: sweet potatoes and water, for them to be able to break and eat and remember His son Jesus, and the sacrifice he made of himself for them.

We are so excited to be part of this infant church and all that the Lord is doing to teach and grow the believers there. Please keep the Tobo church in your prayers as they are hearing and understanding what God’s Word has to say about these things for the first time. You can pray specifically for the church on Wednesday nights, (our Thursday mornings) as the believers meet to fellowship, sing and hear God’s Word.

Through your prayers and giving we can all be a part of what the Lord is doing in Tobo to build His church. Thank you for your role on our team!