“The Power of the Word to Reach 12,000 People”

“AbdeRakhman and his sister Maimona are among several people in our Sub-Saharan city who are open to the Good News. Together we’ve gone through an entire series of health lessons that incorporate stories from the Word.

Now AbdeRakhman and Maimona are convinced that everyone needs to know the ways of God to truly have good health. Recently they asked us to help them share the lessons in their home village. They made plans for us to meet with the village sheikh to explain what we could offer the community.

“We’ll just go to the one village and speak with the sheikh there,” they assured us. “We won’t do any lessons. This will just be for planning.”

SOME PEOPLE HAD WALKED MILES FROM OUTLYING VILLAGES TO HEAR FROM US.

For five hours we drove across dry scrubland to reach the village of AbdeRakhman and Maimona.

When we arrived, we didn’t find just one sheikh. Instead, about 50 men were waiting for us under the shade of an old tree. They were thrilled to see us and ushered us into a rustic building to eat roasted goat meat and to rest from our journey.” Read More

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