Missionary Moment

                                                                                                          Vol. XVIII, No. 9, January 2005 

The NAMA/DAMARA People of central and southern Namibia in Africa believe that “belonging to a church is enough to get you into heaven.” A Nama woman in Keetmanshoop, Namibia was open to hearing the Gospel. She would not pray to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior. Like most Nama/Damara people she believes that joining a church gets you into Heaven. It was confusing to her and the five others with her to grasp the difference. In times past, her people were not allowed to work without first having a “baptismal certificate” (joining a church). For this reason many claim to be Christians, but the true Gospel is not being preached to them. Pray for the Nama/Damara, an unengaged people group. To adopt the Nama/Damara people or for more information, please visit www.forgottenpeoples.info or email swacsc@iafrica.com.

[This vignette courtesy of the SBC International Mission Board.]