Hello from Macau. This past Sunday we joined with the Indonesian Migrant Workers Union as they celebrated the end of Ramadan. Food and laughter were in abundance for this happy occasion. What made us the most happy was seeing the variety of people gathered together. Not just Guest Workers, people from different walks of life who have a heart to join with our Guest Worker friends in making Macau a healthier place to live and work. There was even a free-lance reporter there wanting to highlight the circumstances and needs of Guest Workers. Very encouraging as we gain this sense of a bubbling awareness and commitment to these lovely people.
Please pray for:
The Chinese Christian community to grow in awareness of Guest Worker’s lives. Engagement by the local Christians can make a world of difference.
Healthy working relationships between the different groups and organizations seeking to help Guest Workers. May there be humility and generosity, without ego or territoriality.
Local governmental leaders to be courageous and bold in bringing needed change to labor laws in Macau.
Recently a YouTube video and a Bible verse flowed together in my head. Watch the video here <https://youtu.be/81ebWToAnvA> with Amos 5:24 in mind: “But let justice roll out like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.” In a world full of what feels like unending injustice, I am encouraged to think that Justice will find a way to win through. Nothing can stop it, even if it has to navigate a rather winding way. Justice wins. Love wins.
Maranatha!
In Macau, these green water fountains provide free flowing clean water for anyone who thirsts.