8월18일 노방전도

[피터팬의 선교]

움발리가 지난주 부터 학교에 오지를 않아 걱정이되어
집을 찾아가 보았다..
현지 교사들은 평생 절대 하지도 않을뿐더러 , 문화적으로 상상도 못하는 가정방문을 하게 된 셈이다
가는길에 노방전도를 겸했다
온동네 아주머니들과 청년들이 곳곳에서 “pastor kim” 하며 인사를 건네 주셨고 엉뚱한 집에 가서 움발리 집인줄, 집현관을 두들겼을때 움발리를 전혀 모르는 아주머니가 나와 “Hi pastor kim” 해서 깜짝 놀랐다..
반가운 제자들과 모두모두 인사를 건네주니.. 새삼 놀라웠다.
움발리 집에 찾아갔더니 집에 먹을게 없어서 두 주 결석을 했다고 한다..
이 가정에 넉넉하지는 않더라도 식료품을 공급해야 할것같다. 다른건 몰라도 이게 선교사가 , 교회들이 해야 할 일인듯하다.
나같은 사람에게도 ”목사님 안녕“ 하고 인사 해주는 이곳7만명이 거주하는 타운쉽이 정겨웠다.

Mbali hasn’t been coming to school since last week, and even her homeroom teacher had no idea why. Worried about her, I decided to visit her house around 2:00 PM after classes ended. It turned out to be a home visit—something local teachers would never do and could hardly imagine culturally.
On the way, I took the opportunity to do street evangelism. Women and young people across the neighborhood greeted me warmly from all around, calling out, "Pastor Kim!" At one point, I knocked on the wrong door thinking it was Mbali’s house. A woman who had no idea who Mbali was stepped out and said, "Hi, Pastor Kim!" which completely caught me off guard. It was surprisingly touching to see so many familiar students and locals greeting me so warmly.
When I finally reached Mbali’s house, I learned that she had missed two weeks of school simply because there was no food at home.
It feels like we need to step in and provide groceries for this family—even if we can’t offer abundance, at least enough to get by. If nothing else, this truly feels like the work a missionary and the church ought to do.
It warmed my heart that people in this township of 70,000 residents would reach out and say "Hi, Pastor Kim" to someone like me.