Originally we were scheduled to visit a village in Darbon, but Roody woke up to a vision of a specific area. He wrestled with it for a bit and realized that the Lord was leading us to that area. And oh was He ever!
Meredith, our translator Remi, and I stopped first to talk with a lady and her family. Meredith presented the Gospel from creation to Christ. The woman then told us that her younger son (a believer) had a dream last night that we came and delivered this message and then another earthquake occurred. Immediately God recalled a scripture he revealed to me during my December trip:
But now He has promised, saying "Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven." Now this, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire. -Hebrews 12:26-29
I then shared with her that I am most certainly no dream interpreter, but that I firmly believed that her son's dream was testimony that God has called us to share with her of the hope that she can find in Christ. That he promises to shake the earth once more, but that if she puts her faith in Christ Jesus, she can live without fear because she will spend eternity in the kingdom that cannot be shaken. She, along with her sister, then prayed to receive Christ!
After speaking with the other team members, they said that several people had also spoken of similar dreams in which they saw us coming to speak to them. Praise God for his sovereignty and for the many ways he is faithful to reveal himself.
Meredith, Remi, and I next stopped to speak with a lady on the street. However, God knows those whose hearts are ready, and brought two others who were passing by along to listen. The woman hardened her heart and refused to acknowledge her sin in that moment, claiming she was not a sinner because she had never murdered. However, a young girl who had happened along desired forgiveness from her sins and prayed to receive Christ.
Eventually, the first woman got up and left, but yet again God knew whose hearts were ready. A guy, Jeff, who had been listening as we spoke, began asking questions referring to religion. Like many, he is caught up in the "religion" rather than the relationship with Christ Jesus. He asked did religion say that you must accept Christ to be forgiven of sins. Meredith then shared Isaiah 44 with him about men's desire and longing for a God and emphasized that what we had come to share with him was not merely a religion, but that we came to share with him the one true God. He seemed very wise and was clearly searching. He said he was ready to accept Christ as his savior, but that he wanted to do so alone in his home. Many say this very thing, but I firmly believe that God is truly drawing him to himself.
What a great morning!
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