By Missionary Eric Bohman in Kenya, Africa

“Please don’t leave—I am ready to be saved!” This cry was uttered by a village elder sitting outside a small mud hut after I had given him a Gospel tract. I was somewhat surprised, for this man’s tribe, the Turkana, usually never respond positively to the Gospel on the first visit. It typically takes a process of time for them to fully understand and accept salvation. However, this was an obvious exception! Upon seeing my surprise, he further clarified his request by stating that he had seen the power of God. Although I did not fully understand what he meant by that, I eagerly knelt down beside him and showed him the Gospel message. Within a short while, his name was written down in Heaven.

A few minutes later, I met up with the local national pastor, who was leading another soul winning team to a nearby village. He revealed to me the full and beautiful story. A couple of years ago, a young man named Kiyon’ga was won to Christ within this pastor’s church in Rumuruti. He became a very active member and zealous soul winner. Because of his testimony, he was selected by the chief to become one of the village policemen. One night on patrol, he came across several young people involved in illegal activity and arrested them.

The next morning, he found out that one of the girls that he had arrested was the witch doctor’s daughter. Kiyon’ga’s neighbors and friends told him to leave the area and flee for his life, for surely the power of the witch doctor would kill him. He calmly replied that he served the true and living God and the witch doctor had no power over him. As the arresting officer, it was his duty to inform the witch doctor of the daughter’s arrest. On his way, villagers warned him to turn back, and friends tried to get him to flee. Yet, he continued boldly until he reached the witch doctor’s hut. He was ushered in quickly.

He faced the witch doctor and said, “I have two things to tell you. One, your daughter is in jail. Two, you need to know about the one and true God!” To everyone’s amazement, the witch doctor sat down and listened as the young man preached. Then he bowed his head, accepting Christ as his Savior, and was gloriously saved. The whole village has never been the same!

It was a couple weeks later that I, not yet aware of this wonderful conversion, went soul winning in that village. The village elder was eager to be saved because he had truly seen the mighty power of God in his midst. Now, nearly a month later, both this former witch doctor and this village elder are being discipled by this young village pastor.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

John 15:5 I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

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