| Stories
from the Field
September
2007
The
Power of Prayer
By an IMB worker in West Africa
Yesterday
at the church I attend, a lady named C* gave a powerful
testimony. C, whose husband is a Muslim, accepted Christ
a few years ago. She often travels to the south to buy things
and brings them home for resale. Last week she was on one
of her buying trips and her husband was home with their
two school-age girls.
The
youngest girl just started first grade this year. On her
way home from school she met a lady who told her that she
was too young to be in school and she was going to fail.
The little girl told the lady. "No, I'm not!"
Then she went on home and reported the encounter to her
father. (In this culture, what the lady said is considered
a curse on the child).
That
night, the girl woke up and told her father she needed to
go to the toilet which is outside. The father said: "Go
on, you're used to going out there." She protested
that she couldn't see well, but she went on out. When she
came back, the problem was even worse. She could scarcely
see anything. This Muslim father took the girl to the home
of Christian neighbor lady and asked her to take them to
our pastor's house. When they arrived there, they asked
the girl, "Can you see the pastor?" "No."
"Can you see the pastor's wife?" "No."
She couldn't see anyone in the room. The pastor discerned
that she had some type of mental or spiritual problem, so
he began praying. When the prayer was finished, the little
girl told them that during the prayer she felt as if a veil
on her eyes had been taken away and she could see clearly!
We
believe that God is working in the heart of C's husband
to bring him to Himself. He, a Muslim, didn't think of going
to the hospital or to a marabou (an Islamic teacher who
uses the Quran for mystical purposes); but he immediately
thought of going to his wife's pastor for help. During this
last year God saved C from serious injury in a motorbike
wreck and the husband from being killed by thieves when
his motorbike was stolen. Pray for their protection and
for his salvation.
*Name
changed for security reasons.
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