Mündü Banners

Three banners were presented to the Mündü people at the dedication of their New Testament, in March 2006.

Nih fï la nga mere lele de te Wö nih, Me, le nih di, angü engu mala teka nih eyi, ga, "Nih de wü di ni." - 1 Yüwane 3:1

The banner for Aba, in the Congo

The words on the banner are from 1 John 3:1. The verse is in the language of the Mündü people, who live on the border between Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Dorothea Jeffrey, one of our members, worked with the Mündü team on the translation of the New Testament, which was printed this year, 2006. The banner was sent to Aba for the dedication service which took place there on 26th March.

In English it reads:

Let us think about the great love which our Father God loves us with, for he has said about us, that we are his children. - 1 John 3:1

This banner was commissioned by Alice Taylor, and was printed on silk by Loretta Gallagher. The children are a reference to the text, the joined hands depict fellowship, and the overarching rainbow is God's symbol of promise and hope.

The banner for Gali, in southern Sudan

Yesu Kurisito kpi teka afuru nih gbü ku ka Satana - Kolosayï 1:14

Jesus Christ died to untie us from the rope of Satan.

Many of the Mündü people are held in bondage by fear - fear of death, fear of witchcraft and sorcery, fear of offending the ancestor spirits. Pray that through reading the NT many Mündüs will come to know the One who can truly set them free.

The banner was worked on by one of our Young Mums (we think all Young Mums deserve capitals at the front of their title) in between lots of other things in her life. She is Sarah Wray.

This banner went to Gali in southern Sudan for the dedication there on 19th March.

Me tï ato kuru te nih tïne de, angü nih lala eyi eküte Yesu Kurisito - Rüma 8:1

The banner for Maridi, in southern Sudan

The words on this banner are taken from Romans, Chapter 8 verse 1. The English translation reads:

God will no longer punish us because we have stuck to the body of Jesus Christ.

This banner was worked on by Margaret Pink, one of the church's Young Grandmas. The border panels were made from odd scraps, and represent Mündü-land, Ireland (because of Dorothea) and Holland (where Alice is from). The mango tree and head of corn represent Mündüland, the "Dutchman's Puzzle" in the corners and the tulips represent Holland, and the Celtic knot and shamrock represent Ireland. The three buildings on the banner represend three types of church building - one Dutch, one Mündü, and Windsor Baptist (of course).

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To Alice's adventures in Mündü-land.