Following is a true story. You may pray and pass it on. But don't ask more about
it, for we can't share the details because of the security reasons.
We and the new believers along with our ministry are very much in need of your
prayers.... Continuous prayers.... Sincere and tearful prayers. And we commit
ourselves before him, "lord our heavenly father, let your will be done through
your only begotten son and our saviour Jesus Christ by the holy spirit. Amen!"
"It Shall Not Hurt" (Mark 16:18)
Rehna Sultana (name is not real) was a Moslem student. One day, she read a
Christian tract in her dormitory, and accepted Jesus as her personal saviour and
became a Christian. Her father was an Islamic ruler, so she expected to lose her
inheritance because of her conversion.
She was completely unprepared for what really happened: when she told her family
that she had become a Christian and changed her name to Faith (not real name),
her father exploded in rage. Her father and brothers stripped her naked and
bound her to a chair fixed to a metal plate with which they wanted to
electrocute her. Faith asked them to at least lay a Bible in her lap. Her father
responded "If you want to die together with your false religion, so be it."
One of her brothers added "That will show that your religion is powerless."
Although they had bound her, she was able to touch a corner of the Bible. She
felt a strange peace, as though someone were standing beside her. Her father and
brothers pushed the plug into the socket - and nothing happened. They tried four
times with various cables, but it was as though the electricity refused to flow.
Finally, her father, angry and frustrated, hit her and screamed "You are no
longer my daughter." Then he threw his daughter out into the street, naked. She
ran through the streets, humiliated and in pain. Shaking and tearful, she ran to
a friend. People looked at her, curious rather than shocked.
Her friend let her in, clothed her and gave her shelter. The next day, her
friend asked neighbours what they had thought when they had seen Faith running
naked through the streets.
"What are you talking about?" They asked. "The girl had a wonderful white dress
on. We asked ourselves why someone so beautifully clothed had to run through the
streets."
God had hidden her nakedness from their eyes, clothing her in a beautiful white
dress. Today, Faith is a full-time evangelist.
Your brother in the bond of Calvary's Love,
Rev. Paul Ciniraj ciniraj@sancharnet.in
Salem Voice Ministries
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