Here are some fun facts about the Lopit people and
Lohutok, South Sudan:
- “Amy” means “Lion” in
Lopit. Now when people see
Justin, they
ask, “Where is the Lion?”
- They have the most beautiful butterflies I’ve ever
seen!
- Butterflies
apparently like poop… especially baby poop!
- The funerals last 6 days and 6 nights, and they sing
and
dance the whole time!
- Most nights we are going to sleep with the sound of a
wedding or funeral just a few hundred yards…they are not quiet!
While working on our house the
other day, Justin had an interesting conversation with one of the pastors and
some other men from the village. They
discussed the difference between marriage in the U.S. and in South Sudan.
Justin said to them, “The other
day there was a man in the village with a swollen hand. When people asked him what happened, he said
he was beating his wife.” At this the
men laughed a little and said that they had to do this to “teach” their
women. They said it was necessary
because the women here are uneducated.
Justin spoke to them about Paul’s command that husbands “love their
wives as Christ loved the church” (Eph. 5:32).
They discussed what that means, and that Jesus said, “Father forgive
them…” in regards to the men who were nailing him to the cross. They also discussed the way that Hosea bought
his wife back when she had become a prostitute, and how he loved her anyways.
Please
pray for us as we:
- Consider who to hire as a worker
- Begin language learning
- Finish our house, that it would be done quickly,
well and that the funds would be
enough.
- For the girls that Amy has been spending time with.
- For the men that Justin was speaking with, that
they would love their wives as
Christ loved
the church.
Support can be sent to:
Pioneers
c/o
Justin and Amy Culp – 111886
10123
William Carey Dr.
Orlando,
FL 32832
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