Tyran Laws

Tyran’s Testimonial

God is the God of the Universe, and not just America describes my concluding sentiments at the end of worshipping and witnessing with my French speaking brother and sisters. Although we had an interpreter, there were some things that had no parallel in words. There is no word that will suffice hearing an elderly sister in Christ cry out in prayer to God in another language.  It’s like hearing a baby cry, one does not always understand the exact sentiments of a baby when it cries, nevertheless that does not stop one from being moved with compassion to empathize with the child. So, although I could not understand the words of the elderly mother praying, I could not help but to empathize as her heart cried out to God. At that point, the language barrier did not matter, she was my sister in Christ and a microcosmic picture of the coming Kingdom of God. (When every nation, & every tongue shall confess that He is LORD!)

My lack of competency with the French language did not hinder my worshipping or witnessing experience. In fact the language barrier helped me exhibit true worship. I could not complain about a worship style. I could not question the lack of theological truths in various person’s prayers. My attention had to be solely on God. Consequently, I was in one of the most influential worship services of my life.

 Furthermore, as we past out invitations to the (Christian) Coffee Bar as part of our evangelistic effort, I knew one phrase; “Invitation Gratuit! Sil vous Plait.”  “Free Invitation, if you please.” In most minds this is barely enough to be successful in evangelism. But, God was not calling me to be successful, he was calling me to be available. Surprisingly, it WORKED! People came! How could God use my remedial communication to draw people to a Christian coffee shop where they could potentially hear the gospel? All I had to do is lift HIM up in my heart by being available, and he drew them. My lack of sufficiency did not impede God’s work. IT was then my eyes were open to the fact that God is the God of the universe, and missionary work to the French speaking world IS a must.