Temples

Right now, as I am sitting here in Gabe's parents living room in Penang, Malaysia, I hear the sound of worship coming through the open door.  A few times a day everyday we hear this sound. Someone is on a loud speaker singing at the nearby muslim mosk. I think since we have been here I have only seen one church on the side of the road. I have seen countless buddhist and muslim temples. 

I have never felt so out of my element before. There are so many things I don't understand about these people and their beliefs. When we are riding down the road sometimes we see people on the sides of the roads burning things and lighting candles and incense. And then we have been on these walks up hills and trails and we always see these temples built in the wilderness, sometimes with incense burning in them.  

I haven't quite figured out how to tell the difference between the different temples yet. Whether one is buddhist or hindu or muslim or what is still a mystery to me. 

We need to grow in knowledge and wisdom. And we need to understand these people and their beliefs so we can minister to them as best we can. Please pray for us that the Lord gives us confidence and fearlessness and great love for these people.

Love, Dawn