September 26, 2006

• INDONESIA STORY 2

  One evening Pastor Tandi and some of his Christian friends were called to a lady's home.  Her son was being oppressed by a demon and she begged them to come help.  When they arrived they found ten or eleven Muslim men gathered around the oppressed man, praying for him.  The oppressed man's stomach was bulging way out abnormally and his face was a bit distorted.  As they arrived the lady asked them to please go join the Muslim men in prayer.  Pastor Tandi told the lady (the home was not Christian, I can't remember whether they were Muslim or simply of no belief) that he and his friends could not pray for her son unless all the Muslim men were to leave.  After a few minutes more of watching the Muslim men pray without any change happening, she had the Muslims leave.  Then Pastor Tandi and his friends gathered around the oppressed man and prayed for him, rebuking the demon.  The man was soon healed and his stomach sunk back down to normal, but his brother was suddenly attacked!  Pastor Tandi realized that because the household was not Christian, none of the family was protected.  So Pastor Tandi and his friends took the oppressed brother out of the house and drove them to one of their own homes.  There they prayed for this man and delivered him and then preached the Gospel to him.  The man accepted their instruction and left free, delivered from the oppressive demon.  But, despite these Christian men coming to their home and delivering the family from the oppression, the family quickly forgot and turned away from God, returning to their former way of life.  They likely turned back from fear of the Muslim community and the black magic that is so common in the area.

  Please pray for Indonesia to be delivered from the strongholds of fear and disbelief.  Pray for the country to turn their whole hearts to Christ. 

  Another story to come tomorrow...

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