Blessed are those who bring the Good News!
The Bible says in Romans 10:8 ” the Word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart…” Then it goes on to say in verse 14 ” And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are SENT? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring Good News!”
Last week, as my team and I were walking through the township of Humansdorp, it was a feeling of hopelessness. As we walked praying and waving to the people, God allowed us to meet a woman named Mable. Mable has two children but she lives alone. As we greeted her she began to ask us – could we come to her home? We followed her as she lead us to her home, which was a small run-down hut that was chained up with big locks on it. As she was letting us in, she explained that the “Gangsters” break in her home every night. My team & I sat there and listened with tears in our eyes and prayed in the Spirit as Mable spoke. It was then that she began showing us pictures of her beautiful children. With tears in my eyes and tears in Mable’s eyes we looked at each other. That moment seemed like forever as I embraced her with Christ’s love. Our whole team just hugged her and loved her.
She then started letting us know that she was HIV+. My heart was filled with empathy for her. I felt her sorrow, pain, hurt, and fear. My team and I began praying and I mean we prayed! We prayed for Mable with a sincere heart that God would protect her. Then when the team left, three of us stayed behind and we called on the name of Jesus asking that His angels would reside in her home. We prayed for God’s healing power to remove AIDS from Mable’s body.
When we got done praying, she said, “At last! At last I can feel God’s love! He is here!” We rejoiced with her in gladness. I left believing that God would protect her and heal her body. I saw with my own eyes a miracle! The hurt, sorrow, pain, and fear I saw on Mable’s face before we prayed had turned to JOY, PEACE, and HAPPINESS! She said “Jesus is here!”
I left there filled in the Spirit that God allowed us to meet His daughter Mable with the hope of Jesus in our mouths. That day He sent us to bring the Good News to her. If we would not have obeyed God that day, we would have never met Mable. God is doing a great work in His children that He sent!
Tell about the good report!
Vanessa Murphy
