Outreach Ministry in Makassar

By.Maruli and Yokhe Marpaung

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.( II Timothy 4:2)

 There are a lot of ways that God have prepared for us how to reach and win the lost people because we believe that ministry is not Man’s project but this is God’s project. Through the knowledge and wisdom that God have given, we can use it to grasp all the opportunities to preach the Gospel to the Lost.

Therefore, we are in Makassar try to grasp that opportunities. We have committed that in every vacation day we will have outreach ministry in the Beach. as a short Information that Makassar is known as a Seaside City, so we don’t need to spend much money to held outreach ministry in Makassar. Such us last August during Independence Day of Indonesia we had an opened air evangelism. There are about 70-80 people joined us in this meeting. Firstly we expected only 40-50 join with us but Amazingly, the small group of Children that my wife established before also joined with us, They came with their parents. And the might hear the Gospel of God. The title of my sermon is “The Real Freedom” quoted from John 8:36 : “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”

The other kind of outreach ministry that we have done is Radio Ministry, the only one Christian Radio in Makassar (Christy Radio) gives us free a schedule once in two months to have on air service. This Radio reaches not only Makassar but also some regions surround Makassar. We hope through this ministry Gospel might be heard until the rural place surrounds Makassar. Many kinds of people will hear and hopefully they may accept Jesus Christ as their personal Savior

This coming December and January 2011, we will have two events in Makassar. First, In December we will have Crusade we plan to invite 200-300 people in this Crusade. As a congregations we have commited that we will gives all our ability for this crusade.and everything for God’s glory, to make known that Jesus is the only way to heaven.Second, In January there will be Teaching Children Effectively ( TCE) I. This Program is to train men and women to be a teacher for Children. There will be 15-20 men and women will be trained in this training. We are encouraged to have this training because Children ministry is also as a way we have approachment to other people, “Teach the Children, win their Parents”. Our goal through this training that we will establish 5-8 small groups of children in Makassar. Let’s support this Training in prayer and if possible in financial. We need about $300 for materials, meals, accomodations, etc.

Therefore my Brethren, we believe that God’s work is in the first step of our step, One thing why we can’t experience how God work in our ministry because we hesitate to step, we only keep in thinking and thinking but we never put it in action. So Let’s fulfill what God command to us “ Preach The Word.....” Let’s join in every part of His ministry.