Sunday School and Sermon Ministry in
GKJ Sentolo
(Follow-up Action of Sustainable Development Training)
On Sunday, December 22, 2013, some members of the Stube-HEMAT
Yogyakarta perform a Follow-Up. The follow-up is a part of training activities and done
independently. Students can do this individually, in groups, or in
collaboration with community and local group. This follow-up activities are
conducted in GKJ Sentolo, Kulonprogo.
A group of students consisiting of Windy, Eva, Elis, Vicky, Fajar, Yohanes, and
Yanto did the activities in GKJ Sentolo, in which Yanto is one of its member.
The follow-up group has planned to visit four churches. The aim of the program
is proclaiming that people should be independent and look back their local food
to have food soverignity. Further, people are expected to learn the importance
of environmental sustainability and ecological balance.
Reality shows us that
human as the "ruler" of the
earth, has been out of the track as a natural
balance-keeper. They keep building concretes and searching for profit as much as possible. Every business
does yield profit but people take it for themselves, while many natural resources
and communities around have become the victims.
The material of an early December training has encouraged
students to be optimistic, for everyone is still able to obtain economic
benefits without destroying the nature. It can be when people are developing a new understanding and having a modern
consideration on environmental aspects.
Everyone should be aware that Indonesian ancestors have done the balance.
They derived economic benefits and social benefits. Protecting natural and
environment will bring us to have cleaner air, improved varieties, fresh water, pest-free,
and qualified natural products as comodity. The ancestors have been learned
it however it is ignored by thier next
generations.
Now, students are motivated to teach again the richness of
our tradition and how to obtain it. It may be achieved by economy, culture independence
and self-sufficiency by using local products. The follow-up group was managed
into two teams to share the understanding. The first team shared the idea among
the Sunday school pupils by coloring pictures, while the other team served
Sunday sermon at church of Jangkang. Pastor Gogod encouraged students for doing
such services and it may be developed and modified through many methods so that
people can understand it easily.
Serving church is a first step for the next wider range. It
expected that more and more people understand that development and man’s work
should consider the harmony and integrity of God’s creations. Keep spirit
telling for people’s independence! ***
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