Stories from the Field

November 2003

A Witch Finds Christ in Sudan

Arab villagers in Sudan lived in fear of a witch and did whatever they could to appease her so she would not curse them. Whenever she would perform her magic, a crowd would gather to watch. One day, two believers saw the crowd gathered as they entered the village. When they joined the crowd to see what was going on, the witch's powers suddenly left her. She turned to the crowd and said, “There are people among us who do not belong here.” She pointed to the two believers and demanded that they leave. “Why should we leave?” they asked. “The spirits are angry with you,” she replied. “We come by the Spirit of God in the name of Jesus. We have come to free you from these spirits in the name of Jesus,” they said. The witch became scared and demanded that they leave.

So the pair stepped outside the place and prayed. When she resumed her ceremony, her magic still would not work, so she went out to the two men. She told them she could see that Jesus had greater power than the spirits she served, and she accepted Christ. When the people who were afraid of her saw what she had done, they accepted Christ as well. About 150 people opened their hearts to Jesus during the following days. Shout to the Lord whose power is greater than any petty demon. Pray that God's spirit would dwell in power in all His children. Pray that the testimony of this victory would bring glory to God throughout that district of Sudan.

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From Advance, Oct. 2003

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