The Christian Experience

Getting to Know GOD

     Ariuntuya laughed at her older sister. "You are going to a Christian meeting?" she asked accusingly. "You used to mock people who didn't recite traditional prayers!" Ariuntuya's sister, Moogli, ignored her younger sister's taunts.

     Ariuntuya's family lives in Mongolia. A school friend had invited Moogli to attend a church service held in a rented hall, and Moogli went. She liked the program and invited her sister to go with her. Ariuntuya went, and she had to admit that she liked it. But she preferred to sleep late rather than attend a religious program.

      Moogli continued attending the meetings. When some evangelists came to the city several months later, Moogli again invited Ariuntuya to attend. This time Ariuntuya attended with Moogli. Ariumtuya enjoyed the music and felt the love of the church members.

     Slowly Ariuntuya realized that church was more than a social club; it was about having a personal relationship with God. Ariuntuya began to consider how God would fit into her life.

     When the family moved to the capital city, the sisters found a church to attend. Ariuntuya's mother had never approved of the girls attending a Christian church. But when the young pastor of the church hired the girl's mother to care for his children, she began attending church with her daughters. Ariuntuya had never really thought about praying for her mother, so she was surprised at her mother's change of attitude.

"I realize now that God has been working in my life," Ariuntuya admits. "I realize that He works in other people's lives, even when we see no outward sign of it. I am learning to give God first place in my life. Now I pray for my parents to become Christians, and i invite others to consider giving their lives to god too. I'm glad that my sister kept inviting me, even when I ma fun of her and refused to go."

The church in Mongolia is young, and members rely on the world church to help them grow. Your mission offerings to this front line mission field are making a huge difference in the lives of people such as Ariuntuya and her family.