Lichinga, MozambiqueFriday, January 1, 2010
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Sound the Shofar
A new year. We believe that 2010 is going to be a very important year and that God is going to do new things worldwide this year. Isaiah 43:19-21 says, “Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. The beast of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I give waters in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My people, My chosen. This people I have formed for Myself they shall declare My praise.” (NKJV)
Jesse, Chris Chin and Justine sounding shofars at our home in Lichinga
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The shofar, or ram’s horn, was used by the God’s chosen people in the Scriptures, usually in battle, and many times to sound the alarm when an enemy was attacking a city. Other times it was used to call a truce between two warring sides. And yet at other times it was blown by the priests in Jerusalem to announce the beginning of the Sabbath. This instrument was key for the children of Israel in various settings. God has given our missionary team a “shofar blessing.” We have acquired 2 sets of horns locally, from which we were able to make four shofars. We like to use these instruments when we worship the Lord together. We will be using them in each church we plant in the Yao villages. But this New Year, we are blowing the shofar, announcing the new thing God is doing here, and the great coming harvest. Happy New Year to all of you! Look with great expectancy for the new things God will do in your lives this year.
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The shofar, or ram’s horn, was used by the God’s chosen people in the Scriptures, usually in battle, and many times to sound the alarm when an enemy was attacking a city. Other times it was used to call a truce between two warring sides. And yet at other times it was blown by the priests in Jerusalem to announce the beginning of the Sabbath. This instrument was key for the children of Israel in various settings. God has given our missionary team a “shofar blessing.” We have acquired 2 sets of horns locally, from which we were able to make four shofars. We like to use these instruments when we worship the Lord together. We will be using them in each church we plant in the Yao villages. But this New Year, we are blowing the shofar, announcing the new thing God is doing here, and the great coming harvest. Happy New Year to all of you! Look with great expectancy for the new things God will do in your lives this year.
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Christian Young
Fires come very close to our home sometimes in Lichinga
Our backyard with new grass fence and thatched roof on the old cook house
The sun going down at our home in Lichinga
The moon coming up at our home in Lichinga
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