Yesterday we returned from the first visit to a village. We were amazed to find about 250 people there to greet us. They came from Chiori and the surrounding area. Bishop Given had never been there before and neither had the driver! The tortuous road took 3 and 3/4 hours to bump over getting there, so at 2pm we were hours later than expected. We had a dry bun and some cubes of goats' liver for "morning tea" and straight after (because of the delayed arrival) a lunch of rice and goat stew.
The gathering included enthusiastic dancing and singing by the youth and children's choir. Revd Andrew started off by saying "Bring out those who are blind.". No pressure then 😀.
So we prayed for all who came up. One woman I prayed for had floaters in her eyes which disappeared and she was very happy. Another wanted prayer for her eyes plus heaviness felt in her head and shoulders. All was well at the end of a short time. Such a remote village has little access to modern hospital care, so they were not just wanting to please us when they said they were better. Several waited a long time for prayer and did not go away quickly. One was prayed for in English for healing of cataracts, and poor focus and any other eye disease. She indicated that she was still not healed so Ian fetched an interpreter. He learned that she had been riding a motorcycle and a stone had flicked up into her eye causing ongoing pain. He commanded that the pain go away and before any translation had happened, she smiled and said it was better. The pain had gone. Praise God!
Ian preached that forgiveness for sin is available ftom Jesus. (Photo above with Lilian, the Bishop’s wife translating.) About 18 responded. Please pray for the children who were coming forward to respond to the altar call and were pushed back to their seats by a woman who may have thought that they did not understand or were too young.
Must start getting ready to go! Everything takes longer here. Boil water for warmth washing. Find suitable clothes. Pack for overnight stay at Kikore. Walk up to Bishop's house. Wait for breakfast. Eat. Pray as a team. Time to go!!
Now we go today to Kikore, way up North, where we have been once before years ago. Please pray that God would go before us and that we would be sensitive to His voice as we preach and minister.
Love,
Helen (and Ian)
The gathering included enthusiastic dancing and singing by the youth and children's choir. Revd Andrew started off by saying "Bring out those who are blind.". No pressure then 😀.
So we prayed for all who came up. One woman I prayed for had floaters in her eyes which disappeared and she was very happy. Another wanted prayer for her eyes plus heaviness felt in her head and shoulders. All was well at the end of a short time. Such a remote village has little access to modern hospital care, so they were not just wanting to please us when they said they were better. Several waited a long time for prayer and did not go away quickly. One was prayed for in English for healing of cataracts, and poor focus and any other eye disease. She indicated that she was still not healed so Ian fetched an interpreter. He learned that she had been riding a motorcycle and a stone had flicked up into her eye causing ongoing pain. He commanded that the pain go away and before any translation had happened, she smiled and said it was better. The pain had gone. Praise God!
Ian preached that forgiveness for sin is available ftom Jesus. (Photo above with Lilian, the Bishop’s wife translating.) About 18 responded. Please pray for the children who were coming forward to respond to the altar call and were pushed back to their seats by a woman who may have thought that they did not understand or were too young.
Must start getting ready to go! Everything takes longer here. Boil water for warmth washing. Find suitable clothes. Pack for overnight stay at Kikore. Walk up to Bishop's house. Wait for breakfast. Eat. Pray as a team. Time to go!!
Now we go today to Kikore, way up North, where we have been once before years ago. Please pray that God would go before us and that we would be sensitive to His voice as we preach and minister.
Love,
Helen (and Ian)
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