God is doing great things here in the village of Tibar. A woman
was being afflicted by darkness powers. Some people were using sorcery to make
her get sick and die. She even tried to kill herself. Then one night she
dreamed that someone was trying to kill her, but God saved her. In the next day
she sent someone to ask me to visit her and to pray for healing, and I went.
One day later she appeared in the church, completely healed, surrendered her
life to Jesus and started to attend the services. But the family started to
push her to participate in a cultural ceremony, which includes a kind of prayer
to the dead ancestors. Even being a new believer, she courageously refused.
Then the family took the problem to the village chief, trying to blame the
church, but the chief refused even to mention the word ‘religion’, to avoid
religious problems in his area. Then he
said that it was not a religious problem but a problem of rights. So, since she
is an adult person, she had the right to choose to participate in the cultural ceremony
and to attend this new church, and everyone including her family have to
respect her decision. For me as the local pastor, it is amazing. God is working
not only healing and saving people, but also giving wisdom to the village chief
to take favorable decision, halleluiah! Ps Joaquim da Costa - Sept/2013
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