{"id":43511,"date":"2024-11-26T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/?post_type=prayerline&#038;p=43511"},"modified":"2024-11-26T14:20:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T14:20:29","slug":"from-mango-tree-to-classroom","status":"publish","type":"prayerline","link":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/from-mango-tree-to-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"From Mango Tree to Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block block-core-html\">\n<iframe title=\"From Mango Tree to Classroom\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:150px;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=arjex-174ffad-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=1&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=60a0c8&#038;font-color=ffffff&#038;logo_link=episode_page&#038;btn-skin=1b1b1b\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Putri walked towards a classroom at the Universidade da Paz (UNPAZ) in Dili, Timor-Leste, she heard an unusual noise for her campus. Her heart was beating fast, for it was a familiar and precious sound to her. Worship songs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That day was the first time that students in their IFES movement (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SEEtimorleste\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sulimutuk Estudante Evanjeliku, SEE<\/a>) were permitted to hold a classroom gathering. It represented an answer to nine years of prayer \u2013 what had started as a vulnerable huddle under a mango tree was now a recognised campus group.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-232d84f607772a82c040c202ba0f6c12\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-east-asia-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-232d84f607772a82c040c202ba0f6c12\"><strong>From Mango Tree<\/strong><strong>&#8230;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Timor-Leste is a Catholic-majority country, students participating in fellowship groups commonly face ridicule and persecution from peers as well as suspicion from university authorities. Some even face excommunication by their families. And the prevalent gang culture only adds to their fears.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMany students here are scared or timid when they\u2019re invited to come and learn about Christ,\u201d says Egas, a former student leader of the SEE group at UNPAZ. In the early days, they met just off campus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CUfdGWvhHKC\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">under the shade of a mango tree<\/a>. Even there it was hard \u2013 they\u2019d only last about 30 minutes before being chased off.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But as the group remained faithful, they experienced God\u2019s provision: they were able to move to a small veranda outside the office of Professor Samuel, a Christian lecturer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-3eda164f86f5d53bfd537fb15d318a94\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-east-asia-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3eda164f86f5d53bfd537fb15d318a94\"><strong>&#8230;<\/strong><strong>To<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>Classroom<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some months later, the veranda was sealed off for more office space. But the group wasn\u2019t disheartened \u2013 Putri and her fellow students went and knocked on the radio room door. And God moved hearts. They were given a space for Bible study sessions, and <a href=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/tomes-friends-join-his-bible-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the group continued to grow<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But God wasn\u2019t finished.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When UNPAZ lecturers spotted CCTV footage of some students carrying Bibles, they started asking questions. Prof Samuel told them, \u201cThey\u2019re doing the Lord&#8217;s work. They\u2019re moved by the Holy Spirit. Don&#8217;t give them trouble.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, during an UNPAZ staff meeting, it transpired that there were in fact a few lecturers who attended evangelical churches. This led one Catholic lecturer to suggest these staff form a fellowship with the Bible-carrying students. With the door to the classroom \u2018unlocked\u2019, Prof Samuel and key SEE students initiated the first weekly meeting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So it was that Putri, to the sound of worship, joyfully entered the first classroom gathering and shared the vision for student ministry with 20 students and lecturers. She concludes:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201c<\/em><em>As we faithfully do our part and give God our best, he is indeed faithful<\/em><em>. <\/em><em>Let&#8217;s give honour, praise, and thanks for how he granted us this breakthrough.<\/em><em>\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-c1d3c062fe3e5fef64fd796d2e0622db\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-east-asia-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c1d3c062fe3e5fef64fd796d2e0622db\"><strong>Pray<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-list-item\">\n<li>Give thanks for God\u2019s faithful work \u2013 enabling the SEE group at UNPAZ to be recognized by university authorities, given a classroom, and publicised on campus. Pray that the other four campus groups in Timor-Leste will experience similar breakthroughs.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-list-item\">\n<li>Ask the Lord to build courageous faith amid the atmosphere of fear and suspicion. And pray that the official status of the group at UNPAZ will encourage apprehensive students to attend.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-list-item\">\n<li>Pray for SEE staff who aim to launch ministry to high schools in February, focusing on Dili and Same \u2013 for more open hearts and doors.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":43512,"template":"","area":[455,508],"theme":[],"class_list":["post-43511","prayerline","type-prayerline","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","area-east-asia","area-timor-leste"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>From Mango Tree to Classroom &#183; IFES Prayerline<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As Putri walked towards a classroom at the Universidade da Paz (UNPAZ) in Dili, Timor-Leste, she heard an unusual noise for her campus. 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