Grace to Serve Sacrificially

Alda, Indonesia

My ministry is to share the Good News and disciple my students, through music. Thanks be to God for the opportunity to teach in a music school in South Sulawesi, East Indonesia. I did not understand the dialect, culture, and custom of the students when I first came to serve here. People easily found out that I was not a local from the way I spoke their language. Living and serving in a place very different from my hometown had not been easy. I had to make some sacrifices and adjustments to settle there.

After my first 6 weeks in the field, our school was closed due to Covid-19 and music classes could not be continued physically. Though the School was reopened twice it was closed again due to Covid-19 cases in the school. But I thank God for my house that I could use it to continue with my piano classes, choir, and ear training. I had to divide the students into 5 groups and that made me very exhausted. Though I was often very tired, God granted His grace and enabled me to complete all my classes.

During those challenging times, I could build good relationship with my students. They used to come to my house to discuss about their studies, play games, sleep over, cook, eat, plant veggies in the garden and attend my morning devotions. We used to go out together too at times while some students joined my Bible Study. As a result, we now have 3 Bible study groups. Sharing my house with my students with the aim of sharing Father’s love with them is my small way of sacrificially serving my Lord.

“Sharing my house with my students with the aim of sharing Father’s love with them is my small way of sacrificially serving my Lord.”

God has indeed been guiding me amazingly. His ways have always been beyond my imagination. Though Corona virus has been very scary, He has been turning this scary situation into a very useful tool in His own way by revealing His greatness and faithfulness. I have been experiencing His abundant grace by enjoying good health and by having good relationship with other teachers and students. He has been taking care of my family back at home too. I was able to meet up with my family during my school semester break after 2 years. I am confident that He would grant more of His grace to stay strong, to sacrifice more and continue with my service faith