In class, we were talking about oral cultures and it got me thinking as to how they create the story of their god/s. Then I remembered this wonderful, true story that my dad told me. It is about a missionary, Doug Coe, who is a good family friend. He has traveled all over the world ministering to thousands of people. Doug has been to every continent and almost every country in the world except a handful. On this particular trip, he was in Nepal, in one of the most remote villages in the world. This small, oral culture had very little to no visitors ever. They were not educated and did not know the outside world at all. Doug had a single translator, who was the only man who knew both their language and English. The translator explained to Doug how the village men were almost all shephards.
Doug used this opportunity to share about a shepherd that he knew and worshiped,“ A man who had many sheep and never turned his back on any of them. If one was lost, He would go and find him. He loved them very much and sacrificed His own life, so that they may have eternal life.”
Then, the chief of the village interrupted Doug. He said, “You speak of God?”
Doug replied, “Yes.”
The chief said, “Yes, we too know this God and worship Him. But we have never known His name. Doug, what is His name?”
Doug answered, “Jesus.”
How beautiful is it that the Lord allowed them to also know Him, even without any knowledge or experience with the outside world? It is clearly stated in Romans, “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.” (Romans 1:20)
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