We were walking along the road in a village one afternoon. Most people were coming back from their farms, and people were beginning to come out and sit with their neighbors in small gazebos.
We were praying for people to come up to us to talk so that we could share with them. We walked past two women who waved as we walked by. We continued walking, but I got a feeling that we should go back and talk to them.
The Spirit knew more than we did about the hearts of those we were walking past. We walked up & they invited us to sit with them. We began talking. I noticed that one of the women had a root pinned to her shirt. I asked her about it. She told us that there is an old belief when women in the village are pregnant they wear these roots pinned on their shirts, so evil forces would be kept away and their babies would be healthy.
We asked if they believed that their god was more powerful than the evil spirits. They told us yes, but insisted that they still needed to wear the root.
The story of the Legion came to my mind so I began to tell the women the story of how the Son has power over evil spirits. I led the story to the Good News and was able to share with the women.
One of the women was very interested and listened intently, but others had begun talking among themselves, ignoring what we were sharing. We faced this response often, and it made it difficult to share, but in that moment I knew that a few of them had heard the Good News, and the Father is faithful to open hearts and reveal Himself to people. He has promised one from every tribe, tongue, and nation, and I trust that He is faithful to His promises.
Pray for the women who heard the Good News, for the seeds that were planted in their hearts.
Pray that they will want to know more about the One who has power over all evil.
-Tali
Ex & Ev Team
Southeast Asia
We were praying for people to come up to us to talk so that we could share with them. We walked past two women who waved as we walked by. We continued walking, but I got a feeling that we should go back and talk to them.
The Spirit knew more than we did about the hearts of those we were walking past. We walked up & they invited us to sit with them. We began talking. I noticed that one of the women had a root pinned to her shirt. I asked her about it. She told us that there is an old belief when women in the village are pregnant they wear these roots pinned on their shirts, so evil forces would be kept away and their babies would be healthy.
We asked if they believed that their god was more powerful than the evil spirits. They told us yes, but insisted that they still needed to wear the root.
The story of the Legion came to my mind so I began to tell the women the story of how the Son has power over evil spirits. I led the story to the Good News and was able to share with the women.
One of the women was very interested and listened intently, but others had begun talking among themselves, ignoring what we were sharing. We faced this response often, and it made it difficult to share, but in that moment I knew that a few of them had heard the Good News, and the Father is faithful to open hearts and reveal Himself to people. He has promised one from every tribe, tongue, and nation, and I trust that He is faithful to His promises.
Pray for the women who heard the Good News, for the seeds that were planted in their hearts.
Pray that they will want to know more about the One who has power over all evil.
-Tali
Ex & Ev Team
Southeast Asia