We walked through the market like the day before… we talked with the locals… we shared the love of Jesus… but one thing happened that changed my life FOREVER….
One Saturday afternoon, a few of my girls and I were praying through the market looking for ways to show God's love to the local people of Tororo, Uganda. Julia and Anna, the two team members I was with, were off in a shop praying for another woman, while I for some reason hung around outside. I didn't know why, but God told me to stay, so I did.
I stood there, awkwardly not knowing what to do, when I man came walking down the dirt pathway. He literally ran into me with his cane and asked, 'Can you please buy me medicine for my eyes? I am blind."
Before I could even react, these words came out of my mouth, "No, I will not buy you medicine but I will pray for you to be healed and see."
WHOA!!!! What was I thinking! My head went crazy as I realized what I just told him. Never have I prayed and seen this miracle. Never have I prayed and seen someone actually physically healed in front of me. What if it didn't happen? What if I promised Him to be healed and his view of Jesus is crushed??? What if…
I frantically grabbed my girls, and the locals who so happened to be surrounding the area watching. I told them what we were going to do (even though I had no idea what I was doing). I felt like God wanted me to read some of His word, so I flipped my bible open and read out loud, in front of 20 or so people the story of the blind man being healed. I asked the man if he believed in God's healing power. He said yes. I said good, we need your faith right now. (haha).
So, we began to pray. We all, women, children, and us, layed our hands on him (like Jesus did) and prayed. Julia prayed fervently over him, tears began to pour down her face… I began to know and believe that this man WAS INFACT GOING TO BE HEALED. I can't explain it, but I just knew…
After praying for a while, we all just stopped. Everyone looking at me, I asked me the question, "Open your eyes In Jesus name. Can you see anything?"
SILENCE.
It felt like days before he spoke, and then he did…
"I see!"
"What do you see?" We asked.
"EVERYTHING."
Some may doubt… some may say that our friend could see all along, or was lying the entire time… BUT it is TRUE. I cannot explain how it happened, or why for him and not so many others we prayed for that day, but it did for him, and Jesus gets ALL the glory. ALL the honor. ALL THE PRAISE.
I am now forever changed. I have heard for years about God's miracles happening and have yearned to see it for myself. Today was that day, and It was only day TWO of our ministry in Africa…
