As I was sitting in church this morning and listening to around parable of Jesus I began to think. Yes, I have heard this parable many times. Yes, I have read it many times in all three Gospels. But today, it is in a different language. As I listened to the parable of Jesus calling his first disciples (Luke 5:1-11) I began to listen as it was my first time.
We all know the story of Jesus telling Simon Peter to let his net down even though he spent all night fishing and didn’t catch a thing. Peter gave in to Jesus and said I will let my nets down for you. As I was listening to the speaker in Tok Pisin I found myself listening attentively and following along the best I could. I followed the scripture reading with my Tok Pisin Nupela Testamen. At the conclusion of the message the speaker asked a question in the form of a statement: Jisas mas istap insait long bot bilong yu. Jesus must be in your boat.
A few other questions came to mind, is my net full or empty? Who am I listening to? Is Jesus leading my life or guiding my boat? If I try to solve the daily problems of life myself, I will indeed find my net empty. However if I follow God then my nets will be breaking with blessings.
Odd picture of the week: The building next to the PBT office has been torn down stick by stick and this week I caught last remaining item – stairs. I found it a bit odd and funny seeing the stairs leading to…well hot air.
Another picture is the preferred mode of water transportation from island to island to town. These ‘banana boats’ are water taxis with 40 hp outboard motors. Of course the man riding ‘shotgun’ has his feet dangling over the bow of the boat.
Praises:
Good Health
Prayer Requests:
New tentative role – Tech Services
2012 Budget preparation
Spiritual Warfare maintenance
Wisdom and discerning for God’s plan next year
Tyler and Emily in PNG 
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