PIONEER POSTCARD
Zimbabwe
Mordecai Msimanga is a Global Mission pioneer in Zimbabwe. He conducts evangelistic series, plants churches, and goes house to house teaching people about the Sabbath truth and of Jesus’ soon coming.
Unseen Battles A 35-year-old single mother approached me with an unusual dilemma. Every morning, she woke up without any clothing, and she was scared. “Why is that?” I asked. “I don’t know,” the woman replied anxiously. I had a hunch about the strange occurrence. I had heard similar stories, and all involved evil spirits. I knew what to do. “Do you accept Christ as your Savior?” I asked. “If you do, we can pray, and He will help you.” The woman said she accepted Christ into her life, so I gathered church members to pray. We
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prayed for three days, and on the third day, I asked her for an update. “I’ve been fine for the past three days,” she said. The woman was later baptized, and she has never been disturbed by evil spirits since. Evil spirits are prevalent in Zimbabwe, where many people are superstitious and practice traditional beliefs. As a Global Mission pioneer who works in areas without any Adventist presence, I have had several experiences with those spirits. At my current posting, I was invited to speak at a Sunday church where a woman with a knee problem asked for prayer.
When I mentioned the name of Jesus in my prayer, she abruptly fell to the ground. When this happens, it means a demon has departed. I prayed for her and helped her stand up. Today, she is a member of the Adventist Church because of what she experienced. Sometime after that, I had a direct encounter with eight evil spirits while leading an evangelistic series at a school. As I displayed a picture of the crucified Christ on the screen, a 48-year-old woman leaped to her feet and ran from the room. After the meeting, I found the woman lying in the schoolyard.
