Students and Charity of Love

"There is no resurrection without death. Give thanks to the Lord Jesus who gave his life to die on the cross and replaced the man that should be wrathed by God. Thanks to God because on the third day, Jesus rose and came back to life! The Lord Jesus really wins over death. Otherwise, it is useless to believe in Him. This is the Christian faith. Through death and resurrection of Christ, we are justified and saved from sin and have eternal life. It is a message to reflect the proven sacrifice and love of Christ, and the Easter moment comes to renew life."

This became the reflection of Lewa Student Association (IKPML) Waingapu and Stube-HEMAT Sumba during social action as charity service in Christian Church of Sumba (GKS) Jemaat Kapunduk, Praimarada branch, in Matawai Padangi village, Haharu, on Saturday-Sunday, April 14-15, 2018.

In this activity they provided donations such as used clothes, bath soap, laundry soap, shampoo and construction materials, such as cement, concrete and wire. This service is devoted for orphans and widows and other impoverished families. On the spare time of the services, participants held discussion with community on social issues that exist within the community itself, such as food and water shortages. These two things became main obstacles for the people in this village. They must walk 7-10 km and down the hill to get water for drinking and cooking.

Opang Maramba Djara, the head of IKPML Waingapu in his speech said, "This activity is our awareness as student to share love with others in need. We hope the charity and donation for church building we give to the congregation here may be a blessing and extend the glory of the Lord."

Jufri Adipapa, one of Stube-HEMAT Sumba working team expressed his restlessness to witness the condition of church that is less comfortable and apprehensive but also proud to the people here who have strong spirit of mutual cooperation so that the church building processes can be continued until it is completely built and used for worship, listening to the truth of God's Word comfortably.

Matayewa Anakotak, local church gospel teacher thanked for the visit, charity and development contributions for the congregation. He hoped this activity will further encourage the congregation and every believer in Sumba to draw closer to Him as source of life and refresher of faith through the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.

This charity service becomes the call for every believer who should make their faith in real action, not only rituals in worship, but caring, even fulfill the basic needs of his neighbor and environment. (JUF).