A 10-year-old Native American boy who came to faith in Christ earlier this month in Montana has inspired a mission team from Jonesboro’s First Baptist Church with his enthusiasm for reaching others with the Gospel.
The boy they knew as Billy was one of 33 people who were led to Christ at the Fort Belknap reservation during the team’s visit.
Delaney Gosart dabbed tears during a church gathering last Wednesday as she talked about Billy’s contagious enthusiasm for serving “Creator Sets Free”, his tribe’s translation for Jesus.
Gosart said, “As soon as he came to faith, he said he was going to work with us. To see a little 10-year-old boy with the work ethic he had, it was one of the most incredible things I’ve ever watched.”
Richie Howard, who serves on the Jonesboro church’s mission staff, said the six-day trip was life-changing not just for Billy, but for 28 other children and four adults who made professions of faith.
Under tribal law at Fort Belknap, members of the mission team weren’t permitted to approach people to initiate Gospel conversations. But they could answer questions when people asked. To prompt such questions, they placed Evangecubes on a table. When people asked about the small, colorful cube, team members would use it to share the salvation story. The cube opens to show a series of pictures that illustrate the Gospel, including one of Jesus dying on the cross.