Multiplication Program of Stube HEMAT in Raja Ampat

The activities of the Stube HEMAT Multiplication program in Raja Ampat encourage the development of young people and students by considering the local potencies and challenges that exist in the region including the existing local activity agenda. This is an effort to maintain connectedness between young people and students with their home regions and the local culture where they come from, grow and develop. It must be admitted that mentoring young people and students in the Raja Ampat region are quite difficult and challenging because geographically it is in an archipelago and the mobility by boat is very depended on weather and water condition.

One form of connection and involvement in local community activities is the Youth Prayer Day of Evangelical Christian Church (GKI) in Tanah Papua which is held every 18 December.  Rev. Grace Nanuru, S.Th as the Multiplicator of Stube HEMAT in Raja Ampat and the students initiated a Youth Prayer Day in Kapatlap on December 18, 2020, and involved other youth from Waipele, and Samate regions with the theme “Youth Works and Serves”.

As a reflection in this event Rev. Grace Nanuru, who serves the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) Soli Deo congregation, Kapatlap revealed the past and present situation of the people in Kapatlap. At that time they tended to choose to go to the sea for fishing, dumping nets, or working in the garden, especially during the durian fruit season, rather than attending worship meetings and other church activities. However, at this time the congregation was able to arrange the time to work and to worship. They even realized that they needed to add certain skills, for example, weaving and other skills. This is a good hope of life quality improvement  for the local population. From the theme of “Youth Works and Serves”, Rev. Grace Nanuru invited local young people to develop themselves in all aspects according to the situation and potencies that exist around them, from the sea, from the garden, and from the beautiful and attractive places that exist.

Rev. Grace Nanuru also revealed that the youth and students of Raja Ampat should be grateful for God's blessings through the Multiplication program of Stube HEMAT in Raja Ampat which supports Raja Ampat youth and students to develop. But do not forget, God's blessing in the form of knowledge and skills is expected to be used to serve others in need.

The young people and students of Raja Ampat, especially the Kapatlap, Waipele, and Samate areas have shown enthusiasm to participate the Youth Prayer Day and building togetherness between them so that it becomes the starting point for the Multiplication program of Stube HEMAT to grow hopes for the development of a new-quality of young generation in Raja Ampat. (TRU).