Bashkortostan: openness in prison

nospam@example.com (Friday Fax) — Fri, 22 Apr 2005 21:55:00 +0200

Stefan D., leader of a Swiss free church, just returned from a visit to the Tatars and Bashkirs in Ufa. The people in this mostly unreached and traditionally Muslim region continue to be very open for the Gospel. Stefan D. tells of Igor, for example, who had had enough of military service after 18 months, and simply did not return to the barracks. Before the Police could arrest him, he was saved. The Police arrested him immediately after a church service, and took him to jail. On the way, they met a Christian Bishop, who the Police mistook for an Islamic Mullah. Igor asked to be allowed to speak with him, so the Police removed his handcuffs. The Bishop blessed Igor, who was then taken to prison, where the other inmates tried to intimidate him. He was very frightened, but started preaching immediately. At night, the inmates' leader came to him secretly, saying "Please pray with me for my salvation. I am a Jew." Igor prayed with him and led him to Jesus. Later, Igor was moved from one cell to another, with the result that many inmates and guards were saved.

Jesus appears to a Muslim woman and heals her

A church planter from the Ufa region reports "A Muslim woman had a heart attack and was in the intensive care ward at the hospital. She had been there for two days, and her condition was serious. Someone had informed the Christian church and asked for intercession. While we prayed, I had the impression that I should look at the clock and note the time. The doctors had examined the woman again, and tried to avoid speaking with her husband; they could not find any problems with her heart, and were afraid that he would sue them for false diagnosis. The next Sunday, the woman came to church, and told us 'At a particular time,' (exactly the time I had noted) 'I saw the window open. It was light, and I could see a figure. I didn't recognise him, but immediately knew it was Jesus. He told me 'Everything will turn out fine.' Then I was healed."

Source: Stefan D., Dr. Marco Gmuer, Kingdom Ministries, Switzerland

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