THOSE who followed Minister Kimon Kaple’s earlier account from Kibay, Indonesia will remember the frustration. The Adventurer Activity books were printed, the Sabbath arrived, and the children were gone — off into the bush with their parents to hunt. It was a humbling but clarifying moment that led Minister Kaple to a principle he shared openly: ministry is not about us, it is about them.
This Sabbath, the update is a different one entirely.
The Kibay Adventurer club held its first meeting. The children came. They sat on the floor, spread their activity books out in front of them, and got to work. The same books that once sat unused on a quiet Sabbath were now in the hands of children bent over them with focus and curiosity. By the end of the meeting, the Adventurers held up their Busy Bee and Sunbeam books — and their smiles said everything.
There were no uniforms. There were no formalities. There was simply a missionary who waited, adapted, and then began with what God had already placed in his hands. And in Kibay, that was enough.
Minister Kaple closed his update with a word that carries the full weight of his journey in Kibay so far. It is a word for every missionary who has prepared, been disappointed, and chosen to try again.
“Put the feet in the water and see God will part the sea.”
The Adventurer club of Kibay has taken its first step. The sea is parting.
