They Need a Savior
“No one in my life has ever loved me like you,” Nee said as he sat next to me sobbing. Nee and his wife Mari are some of the builders making our house, and oh, there are times I’ve wished they were gone so we could have a little peace! I’ve had to practice conflict resolution and grace working with them, but through it all, I’ve become a brother, and they’ve seen Jesus. Nee and Mari are in daily misery due to unsurmountable debt. They contracted to build a school and were not paid a cent. They tried to sue, but no police or lawyers would look at them — their opponent was too well connected. Mari’s mom took out a title loan to pay workers and to pay for hardware store accounts. Nee was mad sick and wanted revenge. They borrowed again to make passports for their family of six with the promise of work in Malaysia. With Mari sewing and Nee in construction, they didn’t make enough for food, rent and loan payments. When their travel documents expired, they couldn’t afford to renew them....
