Mercy is healing. Mercy is forgiving. Above all, mercy is love. The Light Project reminded us of this, through our trip this past November to the country of Indonesia. The Lord continues to grow The Light Project more and more each year, and one of the growing experiences was The Mercy House. This safe house was introduced to us by a family friend, Miryam, who has a heart for woman and children. Miryam moved to Indonesia from South Korea to follow the Lord’s call on her heart, and has been living in Lembang, Indonesia for the past 10 years.
We were so blessed to have had the opportunity to meet with Miryam, and to hear her testimony of the ministry opportunity that she is continuing to follow faithfully. She told us of the increasing abandonment of children in Indonesia. Miryam shared of her walking the streets of various villages to find babies lying in garbage dumps and ditches – infants who undoubtably were never wanted. She began to see that the Lord had brought her to this foreign country, so that she may love on the ones who had been forgotten.
Through her obedience, Miryam was able to reach out to women who had been disgraced, prostituted, and used. Most of these young women find it hard to feel love, as most of their hearts have been hardened by years of abuse. Even under these circumstances, she tells us of the miraculous love of Jesus Christ, and how she has experienced that love truly covers all and can melt the heart of anyone.
When we visited The Mercy House a few days after our meeting with Miryam, we were invited to come and sing and fellowship with the women and children of The Mercy House. Ben, the lead singer of Bread of Stone, brought his guitar and led worship with around 30 other children singing at the top of their lungs, as they sang “Jesus Loves Me.” After singing, a young girl named Laura asked if she could share with us her testimony. She told us of how she had never met her parents, was sold by her uncle, and escaped numerous times from life-threatening situations. With a child on the way, Laura is thankful that the Lord led her to The Mercy House, to start a new life in a place filled with people who truly cares and loves her.
Since the day of our first visit, The Light Project has made contributions to The Mercy House, towards their daily expenses. If you would like to learn more information about our new project, please email us at contact@breadofstone.com. We would like to thank each one of you who have kept us in your prayers during our trips to Indonesia and for purchasing Bread of Stone’s merchandise, sending 10% of your purchase toward The Light Project. Also, we encourage you to become more involved not only in our project, but starting a project of your own in your community.
