The Little Family of Great Faith

There once was a family of great faith that thirsted for God’s Word. There had come a group of foreigners spreading news about the man, Jesus Christ, and they craved to hear more. Unfortunately time passed too quickly and the foreigners had to leave and take their knowledge with them. Still though, even with no Bible of their own, this family came together in daily prayer and the mother would borrow the Bible of other families whenever she could. Reading it in between working the fields and tending her crops; she would bring the stories she read back to tell her children. One day the peace was broken, and a great tragedy struck their home. 

Typhoon Ruby blew in from the East. It’s furious winds destroying all in its path. But still the family kept their faith and the mother offered up a fervent prayer. “Lord if our home is to be destroyed let it be so, just keep my family safe.” And as a reward for her faith and obedience God spared the family’s home and the lives of all those that lived there.

Life returned to it’s same routines until one day the mother’s eldest daughter came running back home from the riverside with news that the foreigners had returned. They waited three days, knowing surely that God would bring these people back to their home, until finally they came to their village. Barley able to contain their excitement, the sisters asked their mother if they should retrieve the foreigners but the mother told them to have patience and wait.

At the end of that day the foreigners finally entered their home and were received warmly by the beautiful family. The mother told them of the family’s story and, greatly moved, and blessed to hear such faith, the foreigners gave them a Bible of their own that they could read every night with no great hassle. They had a Bible study right then and there and promised to be back within two days for another.