AfriGO - Prayer: the track on which the wheels of missions move

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Volume 5, Issue 2

TESTIMONIES PHOTO: ZACH MURPHY, ON FIELD MEDIA

OF ANSWERED PRAYER

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od provided for us through individuals and families. One time we gave almost all our food to the O. people during a food shortage. One day remained before we finished our food, and that day a girl we didn’t know purchased food and sent it to us from a far town. Another time we were invited to pray for a sick woman who was about to die. During prayer, she instantly got well. Word spread and others also started requesting prayers for the sick. God healed several more people.

After the prayer he felt happier and so did I. After just a few days, to my great surprise, he contacted me, glorifying the Lord that finally he was in Egypt and that he also found a community of believers! — Burundian missionary in Tunisia

The team of Japanese missionaries landed on the island of Buuzu by pure accident. They had to sail to one island, but a strong wind forced them to change course, so they came to Buuzu. Ibraimu was there when they landed. The missionaries brought a — missionary in Northern Kenya strange message. Being a Muslim, Ibraimu wasn’t interested to One day I met with a new Arab follow Jesus Christ. But his village Muslim convert whom I was needed water and a school. Over discipling. He was a refugee from time, the missionaries helped Libya, and of Egyptian nationality. them dig a well and build a school. J. Hudson Taylor, missionary He was desperate and had lost The missionaries talked about everything, even his passport. Jesus as Saviour, but Ibraimu to China After speaking with this new knew Jesus was the Saviour of believer and friend, he told me he Israel only. His Muslim teacher still has hope in God. confirmed that belief. The missionaries challenged him to We talked about Jesus together and I asked what we read Matthew 28:18-20 and Quran Sura 3. After three weeks could pray for him. He said he desperately wanted to return of searching and praying, he realised the truth – Jesus was to his country of Egypt. But he did not have the money or a indeed his Saviour from sin. He knew he needed a Saviour. He passport. I told him that even if this situation is beyond us, believed and was baptised together with his family. we can present it to God, since nothing is impossible for Him. — Report of Japanese missionaries in Mozambique

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