Testimony
This morning I arrived back from Namibia. Whilst it was wonderful to meet new people and do mission with them, my heart has been in Nepal. I am delighted to tell you this wonderful testimony of a missionary in Nepal that is encouraging and inspiring, that despite the evil of man or the disasters of nature, love and kindness can find a way that brings glory to God. Here is his story:
“I’m from Sierra Leone. I was a teacher. Many of my students struggled against the pull of poverty and hopelessness. One of my pupils, Vandie, abruptly stopped going to school. When I visited his home to find out why, he tearfully admitted that other kids had been making fun of his old, beat-up trousers and lack of shoes. I bought Vandie some clothes and shoes and he returned to school, still poor but proud.
After several years of teaching, rebels invaded my small village in December 1998, burning it to the ground and killing hundreds. My younger sisters, my brother-in-law and my grandmother were brutally murdered right in front of me.
I was captured by rebels, interrogated, tortured and told I would be executed.
One of the rebel soldiers — a youth with his face covered — eagerly stepped up to play the role of executioner. The boy led me out of sight of the group to the execution spot. My heart was pounding. My mind was fixed on death. “Teacher, do you remember me?” the boy asked. “I will not kill you. You are a good man. Do you remember that you bought me shoes and pants so I could go to school?”
I watched in amazement as the young man removed the cover from his head, revealing familiar eyes and a tear-soaked face. Vandie drew a rough map with charcoal to the nearest village held by peacekeepers. That’s how I crawled to safety and, eventually, returned to my family.”
We just do not know who we are reaching and what may happen do we?
Read Hebrews 6:10; 13:2 and Galatians 6:7
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