Many people ask whether God still works miracles in this day and age. There
would not be enough room to tell about the countless miracles which God is
still performing even today. I have heard numerous reports from our
churches in Ethiopia. These reports also provide an answer for those who
argue, "But what about the man in the jungle who has never heard about God,
will he be saved?"
In northwest Ethiopia, there was a woman with three children who was in
great need. She was a Moslem, and she cried out to God, asking that He
would help her in her needy situation. God sent an angel to her, who said,
"Go to Addis Ababa and visit a church there, and be baptized in Jesus' name.
Then you will also receive the Holy Ghost."
Holding the hands of her two children and with the smallest child on
her back, she set off on the long journey, comprising of over 186 miles.
Upon arrival in the capital city in the evening after having traveled for a
long time, she knocked on the front door of her brother's house, who also
happened to be a Moslem. He was astounded and shocked, and he asked her to
explain what had happened. She answered, "I saw an angel, and he told me
that I should go to a church here in Addis Ababa - so that I can be baptized
in Jesus' name."
Her brother answered, "Should I drive you to the police station or,
preferably, to the madhouse?" In the morning, as they were leaving the
house, the woman saw the angel again and said, "There's the man who told me
all this," and she pointed to him. But her brother could not see anybody.
The angel then told her that they should follow him with the car. Her
brother drove the car, and after a while, they stood in front of the house
of the pastor of the Ethiopian United Pentecostal Church in Addis Ababa.
They stopped the car, but she did not see the angel anymore. The brother and
his sister knocked on the door, and the pastor opened it and invited them
in. He wanted to explain to her in detail about the baptism in Jesus' name.
At that point, the woman said that the angel already told her everything on
the way. She was baptized in the name of Jesus, and immediately received the
Holy Ghost. Despite all this, her brother still refused to believe. After the birth of Jesus Christ, God used a star to lead the wisemen to Jesus. This Ethiopian woman was lead a "star" also, an angel. Today, although we may not have the visit of an angel, if we read the Word of God with an open and hungry heart, His word will lead us right into a beautiful relationship with Jesus Christ! Submitted by Renate Arp, Mannheim, Germany
This is a testimony that an Ethiopian brother from our church shared with our Pastor, Brother Wey:
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