The sun had already been down for an hour or so when we left. We stopped at a gas station and picked up snacks. My neighbor-for-the-week Chad laid hands on me as I was standing in line and I got wrecked (”wrecked for Jesus” as they say) right there. We were headed to a place about 30 minutes away where the people had in years past began to stone some of our missionaries- in fact some of the same missionaries were going back today. The climate is a little different as they’ve done lots of outreach in the area. Everyone was praying and thanking God. We arrived and the sound system and praise videos were already running. Tonight we didn’t show the Jesus film. Instead we reenacted the story of the good Samaritan and then gave a salvation message. The truck was parked right next to a brand new church so we were blessed with the help of some fellow believers and the opportunity to tell people where they could learn more.

After the skit a team from the states invited the sick to come for prayer. Specifically they asked for people with eye problems first. We began praying and praying. Lots of people in the crowd laughed and it was hard to discern if it was out of mockery or amazement but we kept praying. The crowd would move to wherever we prayed. They would find someone with some ailment and bring them over to see what God would do. Pain in heads and stomachs was the first to go. Then pain in joints. We spent lots of time with one man who explained hadn’t really walked in 2 years. Before his pain left he accepted Jesus as his savior and then he walked with one of our team leading him, about 50 feet up to the stage to tell his story. Three blind women were healed- one of them was struck by blindness 3 months ago which was confirmed by two men from her village and she was able to see again. When we asked the second woman how long she had been blind for she paused, gave a chuckle and said “a very long time” (well she said it in Makua anyway). I had been out praying for the lame man when the other woman gave her testimony. All three of them were saved and all three of them came specifically for their eyes to be healed.

We got back very late and missed dinner entirely but it was a good trade. A really good trade.

God is good. He is faithful and His grace is always enough. To our knowledge everyone who was healed of a physical ailment that night (I haven’t written about them all) was either already saved or got saved before they were healed. Forgiveness of sin is the greater miracle.

I will update this post with picture as soon as I have time- I have to pull the frames from an HD cam