Have A Hope & God Will Hear

A fellowship to open program of Stube-HEMAT Sumba

The existence of Stube-HEMAT Sumba passing years since 2008 until now is merely God's grace. Stube facilitates young people and students through training and it is expected to yield better qualified people for  brighter future.

Many trainings held by Stube-HEMAT Sumba equip students in Sumba to get benefit either as individu or community, such as making bamboo handicrafts worked by Danial Wolu Paraing in Kanjonga Bakul. He optimized bamboo to be profitable handicrafts and his skill gave him a chance as teacher at one of junior high school in East Sumba. Then, Sumitro Umbu Ndamung, who studied farming on onions and chili in Yogyakarta, got an opportunity from Agriculture office to assist farmer groups in his village, Kombapari, Katala Hamu Lingu and source speaker for activities done by Stube activists for local community.

In 2018 Stube-HEMAT Sumba has several programs including Human Rights and Gender Equality, Organic Farming, Human Resource: Facing Global Challenges, and Tourism: Inventory of Cultural Heritage. Also Stube's additional programs, such as  Journalism, Village & Me and Exposure to Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta. To welcome the program in 2018, Stube-HEMAT Sumba held a fellowship and invited activists from several campuses and organization around Waingapu, Unkriswina, STT Terpadu, STT GKS Lewa, GMNI and IKPML.

Twenty-six participants attended the fellowship served by Pdt. Dominggus Umbu Deta, S.Th, the coordinator of Stube-HEMAT Sumba. He preached the Word of God from Psalms 64: 1-11 which affirms that whatever we do must be based on God. There are two things, first, as young people, students or Stube-HEMAT activists, we hope to God as a refuge for the righteous who live honestly, faithfully and obediently against difficulties. As team and activists of Stube-HEMAT Sumba, do every job and responsibility with all the consequences and believe that God be with us.

Second, the righteous people should depend on and hope to God's help. The believers have hope, not just praying, begging and asking for help, but need strong faith in God. There should be target to be achieved within the next one year related with Stube-HEMAT Sumba program. It becomes power to be realize theory into actions. It is true that every ministry will face uneasy challenge, but Psalms encourage the brave activists to declare faith as ‘a hope’ for God's help in every situation (verse 8-11).

At the end of the event, Stube-HEMAT Sumba facilitated dialogue with the participants regarding Stube-HEMAT and the programs. Participants expected collaboration among youth organizations and universities in East Sumba.

Stube-HEMAT Sumba is stepping to its tenth year. This is not just coincidence but it is solely God's grace. From a plan and hope Stube-HEMAT Sumba took part to equip young generation to compete in various fields for the sake of Sumba development. (Jufri Adipapa).