We are now in the process of getting ready to go and serve the LORD in Indonesia with one of Wycliffe partnership organization. This is a big leap of our faith and we cannot do it alone. We need a team to work together and to bring the Gospel in the language that they understand best in their heart and mind, to provide what they need in spiritual, education and language development. You can visit Partnership.TheGulletts.info to know more how you can be part of our partnership to serve the Lord in Indonesia. Thank you for considering to partnership with us! God bless you!
How can you be part of bringing the Good News to the people who are waiting in the language that they can understand best in their heart?
Waking up early this morning before anybody else, I had time with the LORD. It has been a long time I did not have a quite time with God and His word like today.
As I was reading and listening the book of Psalm (catching up with my 90 Days of Reading the whole Bible in this summer), I read Psalm 5:3 and made it my prayer this morning:
Listen to my voice in the morning, LORD.
Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly. (Psalm 5:3 NLT)
Because I miss Him, His voice, His touch, His presence and His love.
And God answered me with Psalm 23, giving me assurance that He is all that I need and He is with me all the time and He is my renewer, provider, guide, protector and comforter. I will be with Him forever in His presence:
The LORD is my shepherd;
I have all that I need. He lets me rest in green meadows;
he leads me beside peaceful streams. He renews my strength.
He guides me along right paths,
bringing honor to his name. Even when I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will not be afraid,
for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff
protect and comfort me. You prepare a feast for me
in the presence of my enemies.
You honor me by anointing my head with oil.
My cup overflows with blessings. Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me
all the days of my life,
and I will live in the house of the LORD
forever. (Psalm 23:1-6 NLT)
For all of these, oh LORD my God, I am so thankful and ask for nothing else. For:
You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing.
You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy, that I might sing praises to you and not be silent.
O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever! (Psalm 30:11, 12 NLT)
Scripture exists in almost 2700 of the 6837 languages currently known to be in use.
At least 4.8 billion people have a Bible available in their first language. A further 595 million people have the New Testament (but only some, if any, of the Old Testament).
Work is in progress for many of the communities who have none of God’s Word in their language or insufficient Scripture. Current estimates suggest around 350 million people speaking 2040 languages may have a need for Bible translation to begin.
Today, over 100 organisations from more than 60 nations form the Wycliffe Global Alliance. Since the first Wycliffe organisation began in 1942, people from these organisations, working alongside local communities, have assisted in the translation of 781 complete New Testaments and 27 complete Bibles, potentially impacting around 145 million people speaking 749 languages.
Ramadan is the month when all the Muslim will fast – from dawn until sunset – from eating & drinking, sexual relations, forged speed and evil actions, increased recitation of the Quran. Their hope to receive spiritual reward from Allah and be multiplied. During the month of Ramadan, the Muslims fast for the sake of demonstrating submission to God and to offer more prayer than usual (from Wikipedia). More about Ramadan you also can find at 30-Days Prayer Network.
This year, the month of Ramadan starts on July 20th through August 18th, it is the Month of Ramadan for the Muslim people in the world. We, as believers, also can get involved during this month by praying for the Muslims in the world, praying for their salvation, praying that they will see the True God, praying that they will be received the revelation of God about Isa-Almasih, the Son of God.
The 30-days Prayer Network encourages and provides the guide how to pray for the Muslim countries during this month of Ramadan. You can join their Facebook Page and Twitter to get updates during the 30-days prayer. At their website, they provide lots of reading materials related to Muslims and how to minister to them. It is also available for Kids and Family, in PDF format or booklet.
Another website where you can learn more about Muslims and how to minister to them is Isa and Islam. This Website is in English and Indonesian, their desire is:
….. to help other people of faith discover and understand Isa Al-Masih (Jesus the Messiah) from the perspective of both the Quran and the Bible.
Furthermore, we are members of the community of the faithful ones who diligently study the Bible and Islamic writings. For many years we have had meaningful dialogues with Muslims and Christians. We are grateful and humbled by the wisdom that God has given us to understand and speak about these two great world religions.
Indonesia is a country with
about 80% of over 230 million people are Muslims, the most Muslim population in the world (from Operation World)
Those are some facts about the country where I was born and raised. God has put Indonesia in my heart and show me how much He loves the people of Indonesia since 2004. Since that day, I cry and pray to God for all He will send more and more His workers for the harvest is ready there.
Would you pray with me for the Muslims in the World and Indonesia? Would you pray and ask God what He wants you to do to reach out these people?
Road To Transformation: The Bible translation process can be loosely compared to a roadmap of checkpoints. While each language project is unique, this map helps to simplify an otherwise complex process for the purpose of illustration.
This is the Road Map to life transformation for the speakers of more than 2000 languages, those who are waiting for God to speak to them in the language that they understand clear and best in their heart.
Find out more about Wycliffe Bible Translators and the works click hereand get their updated stories by following their blog here.
