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Topic: West Africa: The miracle at the imam’s house
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Ron McGatlin
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Posted: 05/18/2016 at 7:01pm
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West Africa: The miracle at the imam's house In one
community in West Africa, an imam named Sa’id became a Christ follower and began
sharing his new faith. Neighboring Muslims demanded that he would abandon his
new religion, but he refused. So the threats began.
Realizing his life
was at risk, Sa’id began to pray about whether or not to abandon his home and
escape to a safe place. He finally decided to make preparations to leave. But
the night before, a group of Muslims surrounded his home and set fire to the
thatched roof. The flames spread rapidly, and the noise of the animals staying
near the house alerted Sa’id to what was happening. Sa’id and his family were
nearly trapped in the flames, but they narrowly escaped.
When Sa’id
looked up, half of his roof was gone, and the rest of the house was being
enveloped by the flames. He had seconds to get a safe distance away from the
burning house, but before he did Sa’id prayed: ‘Holy God, I don’t have anyone to
come and help me now. So please help me!’ Within seconds, the fire extinguished
itself, leaving only half of the roof destroyed and the house still standing.
Amazed and in shock, Sa’id brought his family back inside and spent the balance
of the night there.
At first light, the neighbors saw the destruction and
were sure that the family must have died in the fire. But Sa’id and his family
emerged unharmed, and the neighbors realized that the fire had stopped in the
middle of a thatched roof. When Sa’id shared what had happened, how God had
spared his family, animals and home, the community knew that the God of Sa’id
was able to save them too. Many in the community became Christ followers, and
the persecution of Christians in the area stopped completely.
Source:
Withheld for security reaons, interviewed by Jerry Trousdale
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Edited by Ron McGatlin on 05/18/2016 at 7:05pm
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