Orality Journal Volume 3, Number 1, 2014 | Page 25

Telling God’s Story to the Sweater People

and family back home to pray for
us. Psalm 117 became our war cry,
proclaiming, “Praise the LORD,
all you nations. Praise him, all you
people of the earth. For he loves us
with unfailing love; the LORD’s
faithfulness endures forever. Praise
the LORD!” That unfailing love
and faithfulness was not just for
the Sweater People; it was what
sustained us.
After finding safe housing, we
began learning the language and
searching for a person of peace.
We also began meeting all the
missionaries in the area and
sharing our project idea with
them. They were very encouraging
and went to great lengths to help
us. During the time we were there,
we were able to train most of
the teams in Bible storying. We
asked the teams to help us find a
Sweater Woman to help us with
this project. Most did not know
any Sweater women who had come
to Christ. Many men had become