Stories from the Field

April 2007

A New Evangelist is Born
From a Christian worker newsletter

On Wednesday the 28th Feb. '07 I received an urgent call from a dear Christian sister in Amman (Jordan). She said that it was important that we immediately visit a young man who was involved in a serious accident. Maha and I went to visit this Muslim man and his wife in the most exclusive residential area of Amman. We were not prepared at all for what we heard. Here is what the man (we'll call him Ahmad) told us, as his wife (we'll call her Nora) actively participated in telling the story.

While Ahmad was driving his 'Harley Davidson' motor bike in Dubai (small country in the Arabian Penninsula), the car immediately before him screeched to an immediate halt. Ahmad's bike hit the car at full speed breaking the car windows. In the process, he was hurled into space for some 20 meters and hit the road head first. An air ambulance was called in. The medics saw his head cracked in several places with other fatal injuries. They pronounced him dead. He was placed in a black bag with zippers and was flown to the nearest hospital in Dubai. As hospital workers were carrying Ahmad's 'body' to the mortuary, they sensed a slight movement in the zipped up bag. They ran away in fear placing him on the nearest table. The doctors rushed to the mortuary and ordered Ahmad to be sent to the ICU where he remained for 11 days. He was later moved to another hospital for two weeks.

Ahmad told me that while he was in the ICU with little sign of life, a man clad in white 'with an amazingly warm smile' touched me on the forehead and told me that He'll come back to life. He told me his name was Jesus. In the vision Jesus told him: "I want you to proclaim my Name wherever go in front of all people". In time Ahmad recovered, with his head and other injuries fully healed. He wanted to know more about Jesus and the purpose in life.

My wife and I talked with Ahmad and Nora for a whole hour. What a great joy it was to see this lovely couple surrender their lives to Christ. Jesus still heals soul and body today. We gave them a copy of the Arabic film 'Jesus' based on the Gospel of Luke with a copy of the New Testament and a 'More Than A Carpenter'. My wife and I prayed for them them for fuller healing. They were deeply touched.

Ahamd phoned me Thursday the 1st Mar. '07 to say that he experienced great peace the night before and that he was now able to move those parts in his body which he could not move before. He also testified that he experienced a specific healing from a condition that he suffered from before the accident! What a mighty God we serve.

We agreed to join them for a meal Friday the 2nd March. Your prayer will be greatly appreciated for this young couple. Should you receive this message after those dates please pray anyway. I believe God answers prayers retroactively!

Jesus is at work among Arabic-speaking people today. Praise His Holy Name.