Last week when I visited Mama Federiko for our regular listening time of the Word in Kisandawe, one of her neighbours and friends, Mama Pili joined us.
Mama Pili has been coming off and on since the beginning of our ‘listening’ times but quite abruptly would stand up and walk away without saying a word. She is an old widow with a couple of adult daughters who do nothing to help her but rather take advantage of her whenever there is an opportunity. She struggles with health issues and poverty.
This time I brought Helena, a young Sandawe lady, with me to discuss the things the listeners heard after our listening time. Questions were asked about the passages, understandings were shared, explanations were given and the gospel reviewed. I was a little surprised to hear Mama Pili sharing her understanding of the events in Luke that were heard but more surprised by her answers which were spot on…And she sat there throughout the entire session!
It was not until Helena and I were walking home and talking about how things went during the listening time that she mentioned Mama Pili’s salvation. Apparently, 3 months ago Mama Pili gave her life to the Lord after a particularly trying time of demonic possession. Since then she has been attending the AOG church in Magambua. As I thought back over the last few months it all made sense to me. I had noticed a more friendly disposition and even some joy in her eyes when our paths had crossed but had no idea it was Jesus who had made the change.
Please pray for her growth and discipleship and that the Lord would help this old woman not only know the provision of the Lord to the widow and the fatherless but also that she might witness for Jesus to her friend and neighbour Mama Federiko.
