“It stared at the missionaries” – a missionary moment

Satan’s rage was glaring among an Islamic people group in Northern Nigeria. It was like war. Our mission team experienced assaults and opposition from hell. They fought snakes and forces of darkness. One day, a massive snake suddenly appeared in their compound. Its eyes shone as it stared at the missionaries. They called on the villagers to help kill it. However, the villagers said, “Don’t kill it. It has done nothing to you.” “The snake was not in a hurry to go, it was staring at us. Eventually, one of the villagers came to speak to it and at this, it left. We told them that if it came again, it would not leave, as we were determined we would kill it. Few days later, we were able to kill one that had again entered the compound. However, the people that killed it became sick.”

This people group had boasted to the Fulani that their father was a follower of Prophet Muhammed, and that they own the religion since they did not get it through war like the Fulani. They boasted that none of them would become a Christian and were even encouraging our missionaries to embrace the Muslim faith. Our missionaries who were living among them declared days of prayers, including vigils. In the course of time, God broke through the people and began to give them disciples.

Jesus was appearing to them in dreams. The people would say they saw a man in white, with a glorious look. The missionaries would use that to share the Gospel with them. A female convert cast out the spirit of madness from a child. Another child could not stand or walk. After prayers, the child, about 12 years of age, rose up. People that had been written off or taken to the hospital without getting any relief were healed after prayers. The converts prayed for three insane people and they were all healed. A woman who for three years had suffered from an issue of blood was prayed for by other women who had gone on evangelism and was healed. She brought her child who had been insane for prayers. He also was healed. Some of these converts have become teachers and are trusting God to preserve them. Today they have few house churches, some of who secretly meet at night.

From the cover story of CAPRO’s Occupy magazine vol 45.2 “The cry of the other sheep” by Festus Ndukwe