Working alongside believers who are actively serving God in some of the most dangerous places on earth is incredible! It is staggering to hear story after story of miraculous interventions in their lives.
It is also humbling.
We meet regularly with Christians who are willing to forsake all to follow Jesus.
As I chat with colleagues in my office following these visits, our conversation often leads into spirited discussions about the “living book of Acts” that we are honored to witness. The Acts of the Apostles has 28 chapters, but, many times, it seems like we are seeing Chapter 29 being written before our very eyes!
I will be sharing more stories from my recent visit to the Nuba Mountain region of Sudan in the weeks ahead. I have already shared three reasons it is so difficult to be a Christian there. I also told you about a heroic physician who is providing medical care in this war zone.
One of VOM’s longtime partners in this region is Persecution Project Foundation, led by Brad Phillips. Brad introduced me to an amazing leader in Sudan and I would like you to meet him too. His name is Pastor Morris. He is known throughout the region as a leader of leaders and we are joining PPF to equip him to take his ministry further.
In this one-minute video, you will hear him describe a miraculous intervention which encouraged him to press on in faith.
Pastor Morris shared that pastors have been targeted and kidnapped because they are rightly viewed as influential opponents of Islamic extremism. In one case, 20 pastors were detained by soldiers and faced imminent death.
But, that was not the end of the story. Pastor Morris says that suddenly a swarm of wild bees came and attacked the soldiers. The bees did not harm the pastors, but they attacked the soldiers and forced them to flee into the bush.
The pastors were able to untie themselves and to escape.
Pastor Morris said that the soldiers were unable to find them again!
As a former military officer, I wonder what the conversation was like back in the soldier’s camp that evening. I can only imagine the amazing ways that God’s absolute sovereignty and power have been demonstrated in situations like this. He is King of all creation—even the wild bees of Sudan!
We love these Front-line Workers who are seeing God at work in powerful ways.
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