Transformed...

I will never be the same after this weekend! I went with a group “to the bush” to show the Jesus film and pray with those in need. As the film started, I went with my Scottish friend Margaret Leslie and Swiss friend Irene and one of the Mozambiquan pastors and the local chief to pray with the sick in their home. A 25 year old lady named Teresina, was in severe pain, unable to swallow her saliva due to dental pain in a horribly decayed molar for the last 3 days. She had a fever, was crying and had paint on her face from the witch doctor who tried to cure her.

We prayed for about 30 minutes while the Pastor explained about God’s love for her. Though she felt a little better at the end, we only were convinced of her healing when the chief found us later that night and explained she was totally fine.

The second Muslim lady, Sara, in her late 20’s had been sick for 5 years—I’m guessing AIDS. She was unable to walk much and had chronic pains all over. She wanted healing so badly as she’d spent so much time and money in hospitals and witch doctors. After about a half hour or so, we assisted her to walk and she said she felt different-- absolutely fine. She came with us to the Jesus film with her high fever hd gone and now convinced of God’s love for her, she eagerly accepted Jesus into her life.

The next morning the chief walked two miles to tell us that the whole village was celebrating all the miracles that happened and that Teresina is now brushing her teeth, eating and talking a lot…all things she had been unable to do for over 3 days! Sara was now feeling normal and had dreams all through the night of being set free from all her demons and sicknesses and that she was now very, very happy. Amazing!! These are just a portion of the exciting things that happened!

God has so much for us His children if we are just open to receive it. The reason we pray in the Our Father prayer, “thy Kingdom come… on earth as it is in heaven” is that He wants us to be free of sickness, unforgiveness, bitterness because those things are not present in heaven. Yes, God loves to use medicine and dentistry to help bring His Kingdom, and he brings good out of our suffering; but practically speaking--the amount of time I would have spent to help these poor desperate women would have been much more than what God did for them in a short time.

What God did for these women transformed their body, mind and soul permanently— and free! It taught them that they have an advocate, a God and people who love them and takes care of them when other means can’t.

I know you have people in your neighborhood who need some encouragement. I pray that today you allow God to use you to make a difference in someone’s life who is hurting because the more we give, the more we get blessed.

Please keep us in your prayers… I depend on them!

Love,
Katie