罗民森(德国人)，生於1834年。自小家境贫穷，7岁开始
工作养家，没有机会读书。 12岁遇车祸而残废，他按照
圣经约 14：12祷告求主医治。主差派一位医生使他完全
康复。 他因而立志献身作宣教士。但因为得负起对家庭
的责任，一时不能成行。 在工作养家的同时，罗民森一
边争取机会自修。  不过当他申请进入圣经学院的时候，
因为被认为不够资格而被拒绝 。但他不灰心，一年之後
他再回来申请，又被拒绝。但因为他的热诚感动了院长，
这位院长就特别的帮助他，让他后来可以正式上课。

1861年12月，  也就是罗民森27岁那一年他来到了苏岛。
他一心一意要向高山从林中的马达人传扬福音 。他第一
个接触的马达人地区叫Selindung。他成功的在那个地方
创办一间小学校。 一开始就有学生25位。除了教育，他
也办医疗所 ，因为他的爱心与勤劳，许多马达人得到他
的帮助。虽然如此， 仍然有人与魔鬼同工，要拦阻罗民
森的工作以及想要杀害他， 但上帝的大能与他同在，叫
许多马达人看见主耶稣基督才是真神！ 再加上罗民森无
比的爱心与忍耐，许多与他作对的人都被他软化。

他的努力不久有了结果， 上帝的灵与他同工，有一位名
叫 Panalungkap 的巫师，他曾经下降头在罗民森的食物
里面。 这巫师因为觉得自己的心好像被火烧而跑来向罗
民森认罪悔改。 接下来有许多人跟着信靠了主耶稣基督
。但因为被逼迫 ，他们当中许多人被赶出村外，无家可
归。 罗民森就帮助他们在自己的屋子旁边建屋后并住下
来生活工作。 渐渐地， 那个地方形成了基督徒的村庄，
名叫和平之村。(Huta Dame)

许多没信主的人,  见到这些人虽然遭到逼迫还是坚定的
信靠耶稣， 同时也见到他们活的更加美好，有平安喜乐
，他们也被感动了来信靠主。

教会一天一天的兴旺，魔鬼撒旦也更加的坐立不安,有一
群的巫师以及他们的跟从者 正准备对基督徒村庄进行大
屠杀的时候， 上帝以天花的疾病阻拦他们，这不单使他
们原来的计划不能成功， 反而叫许多人到基督徒那里去
医病，结果经过这一场瘟疫，信主的人更多了。

除了设立新教会，罗民森也创办圣经学院， 训练传道人
，开办学校，主福音的真光， 使多岜湖更加的明亮。罗
民森与他的同工们在 多岜湖 的工作被推向另一个高峰，
就是当有许多土王 (Raja)带领全村的人离弃偶像，归向
基督的时候。其中一个最有名的土王是   Pontas。就是
Pontas 这个王的协助之下， 和平村使用了5年之後就撒
迁到一个更理想的地点 －－ 小山顶上，改名为天国村。
除了上述的工作以外，  罗民森也进行圣经翻译， 将圣
经翻译成马达文。 罗民森与同工们的贡献还包括废除贩
卖奴隶的习俗，  部落之间的战争以及种种的邪风恶俗，
更难得的是，   他还被要求作法官调解部落与部落之间
的纠纷。

罗民森的工作繁忙， 但是不辞劳苦，不停工作，他的口
号是〖前进〗。 更难能可贵的是，罗民森为了促进马达
人的生活，他还创办商业与技术学校。 他也促进了马达
人的文化，就是设立印刷广，出版书籍。 罗民森一生对
马达人的贡献，真的可以说无人能比， 这也难怪他被尊
称为马达人的使徒又被马达人称为[Ompu](祖父)。

罗民森不但是一位勇敢的宣教士， 开荒布道家，他也是
伟大的教育家与满有智慧的属灵领袖。 他的努力使今天
的马达人有80％是基督徒。 马达教会今天也是东南亚人
数最多最大的教会， 人数约有300万人， 其中单单马达
人的H.K.B.P.教会就有会友约200万人。

Normanson,  a German,  was born in 1834 in a poor 
family.   At the age of 7,  he started to work as
the  bread-earner.  He  had  no opportunity for a 
formal  education.  At age 12,  he  was  crippled
after a car accident. He prayed for God's healing
as in John 14:12.  God  sent  a doctor who helped 
him to recover fully. He then resolved to work as
a  missionary.  But  his  responsibilities to his
family prevented him from doing so.

As he worked as the breadwinner,  he  worked  out
time  for  self-study.  But  when he enrolled for
study at the Bible Collage,  he  was  turned down
for lacking the basic qualification.   He did not 
give up but strove on.   He was turned down again
the  next year  but his  enthusiasm  touched  the
College  Principal,  who gave him exclusive help,
which  enabled  him  to  be able  to  attend  the 
courses.

In Dec 1861, at 27 years of age Normanson arrived
at Sumatra,  resolute  to  preach the gospel good 
news  to  the  Bataks  in  the remote places. The 
first   Batak   settlement   he   arrived  at was 
Selindung.  He  was able to set up a school there
with 25 pupils initially.

Besides  education,  he  also  set  up clinic and
because of his love and  diligence,   many  Batak
people  received  help  from  him. However, there 
were people used by Satan, tried to stop his work
and even wanted to kill him. But the Almighty God
was with him, thus resulting in many Batak people 
able  to  rercieve  Jesus Christ as the true God. 
Furthermore,  the  wondrous  love and patience on
his part also touched  those  who were opposed to 
him. 

Normanson's  unrelenting  hardwork together  with
the  spirit  of  God   bore  fruit. A witchdoctor 
Panalunkap,who had used black magic to poison his
food came to Normanson, repentant,because he felt
himself burning all over him.  Subsequently  many 
people came to the Lord, but they were persecuted
and  many  were  driven  out of  their  villages,
homeless. Normanson helped them built houses near 
where he stayed and lived there. Eventually, that
place became a village of Christians,  which  was 
named Huta Dame or village of peace.

Many  non-believers  saw  the  persecution on the 
Christians and yet they did not waver,   meantime 
they found  that  the  Christians  are  far  more 
improved in lives having peace and joy,  they too 
were moved and came to the Lord. 

The church  grew  day  by  day and Satan was even 
more  ill  at  ease.  A  group of witchdoctor and 
their   followers   planned   an  assault  on the 
Christian  village.   Before  they  attacked, God 
stopped  them  with a serious illness among them,
which  not  only  obstruct  their  plan,  on  the 
contrary  caused  many  among  them  to seek help
from  the  Christians  there.  As  a result after 
this  plague  more  came  to  the  Lord.

Besides  setting  up churches, Normanson also set
up  Bible  College,  had  training for preachers, 
started  schools,  the  true light of the Gospel,
lighted   up      Lake     Toba.  He    and   his 
co-workers  pushed the gospel work to the highest
point  in Lake Toba,  when many  rajas  discarded 
idol  worship  and  came  to the Lord, among them
was  a  famous  king  called  Pontas. Through his
help,  Huta  Dame  was  moved  to  a  more  ideal 
location  after  5  years  now  on a hill top and 
name changed to village of Heavenly Kingdom.
 
Apart  from  works  mentioned  earlier  Normanson 
also   translated  the   Bible  into   the  Batak 
language.  Other  contribution  of  Normanson and 
his   co-workers   are;  abolishing   the   slave 
trade,  dissolved   the   tribal   wars  and many 
undesirable   cults   and   practices.  The  more 
squabbles among the tribes.

Although  Normanson's   schedules   were  heavily 
packed, he never stops relented.    His motto was
"Strive Forward."  Great  he  was indeed,  for he
also started  commercial  school  and   Technical 
schools  to  improve   the lives  of the  Bataks. 
Culture-wise he set up printing press and printed 
books for the Bataks. 'His lifetime contributions 
to the Bataks are unprecedented and  incomparable.
No wonder he was called the apostle of the Bataks 
and rightly so,  called  "Ompu" or Grandpa by the
Bataks. 

Normanson was not only a brave missionary, a bold
evangelist; he was also a great educationist  and
a wise  spiritual  leader.   Through  his effort, 
today 80% of the Bataks are Christians. The Batak 
church is also the biggest church with thelargest
congregation in south  East Asia. There are about
3  million  people  and  in  the  H.K.B.P. church
itself there were about 2 million people.  

图片说明(从上到下)PENERANGAN FOTO(MULA DARI ATAS)

1.罗民森肖像 FOTO NOMMENSEN


2.多岜湖风光 PEMANDANGAN TASIK TOBA


3.多岜湖马达人的教堂 BANGUNAN GEREJA ORANG BATAK