Posted: 06/16/2016 at 6:33am
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Jesus appears to refugees crossing stormy Aegean Sea, calms waters
June 9, 2016By Mark Ellis
Refugees survived a dangerous trek (Photo: Jesus Film Project)
When the wind and the waves threatened to swamp a boat filled with
refugees fleeing the Middle East, Jesus made a dramatic appearance to
them and calmed the waters, saving their lives.
The truly amazing account is from Erick Schenkel, executive director of the Jesus Film Project.
“A group of refugees fleeing the fighting in the Middle East were
jammed into several pontoon boats. They were trying to make it across
the Aegean Sea to Greece,” Schenkel recounts.
The seas were extremely rough and dangerous and some of the boats in this small armada capsized.
The report is reminiscent of a similar storm on the Sea of Galilee
described in the Gospel accounts, when “A furious squall came up, and
the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped.” (Matthew
4:37)
The refugees were afraid, just as Jesus’ fellow travelers were frightened.
“But the people in one boat cried out to God. Suddenly, a ‘shining
heavenly figure’ appeared in the boat,” Schenkel reports. “The entire
boat knew it was Jesus.”
Then something miraculous happened. Jesus calmed the storm!
“From that point the sea became calm and peaceful, and they finally landed safely on shore.”
In the biblical account, Jesus “rebuked the winds and the waves and
it was completely calm. The men were amazed and asked, ‘What kind of man
is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!’”
The present-day refugees were so convinced that the heavenly figure
was truly God, they all wanted to become followers of Jesus, according
to the report.
Many weeks later, the refugees were meeting together in a
discipleship group, sharing the remarkable story with their Bible
teacher—a former jihadist who is now a Christian.
“By the thousands, Iraqi and Syrian refugee families who have
survived their trek over land and sea must now spend their nights in
abandoned buildings, store fronts, garages, open spaces or tents. In
camps without electricity, they often sit in darkness,” Schenkel
reports.
The Jesus Film Project is currently distributing solar-powered “Light
Their World” LED lamps throughout the refugee camps. The lamps include a
built-in audio player and speaker with 200 hours of audio memory
containing the “JESUS” film.
“A worker didn’t have time to explain to a refugee that there was an
audio player contained in the lamp. The next day, the refugee told the
worker with joy, ‘You didn’t just give me light, you gave me The Light
of the World!’ That worker said the need is huge and growing, that they
could use 50,000 lamps for refugees right now.” Source: Godreports
Edited by News Room on 06/16/2016 at 6:34am
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