The Joy of Christmas Changes Witch Doctor’s Life
From Gospel for Asia – For Immediate Release
WILLS POINT, TX (ANS – Jan. 1, 2016)
-- For more than two years, Bishr had been working as a witch doctor.
People from various villages came to him to be healed of minor ailments
such as headaches or stomach pain. Bishr also made and sold local wine.
Business was going well, and even though his wife suffered from back
pain sometimes, their home life was peaceful.
But one day, when Bishr attended a Christmas celebration, he discovered a joy he didn’t know he’d been missing.
From Christmas Carols to a Redeemed Life
Bishr
had heard his nephew Kishore, a believer, speak about the Good News of
Jesus before, but Bishr wasn’t interested in walking with Jesus.
Then,
one December, Kishore asked believers from his church to come sing
Christmas carols at his home. Bishr also went to the event. The songs
the believers sang about Jesus, and seeing their good conduct and the
fellowship they and Kishore shared, warmed Bishr’s heart. In fact, the
love of Christ so impacted him that he said he wanted to leave behind
his witchcraft and know Jesus.
Kishore,
full of excitement, encouraged his uncle to come to church. A few
months later, Bishr visited the church, which is pastored by a Gospel
for Asia-supported missionary. Bishr and his wife both made a decision
that day to walk with Jesus.
Just
as he said, Bishr stopped practicing witchcraft and making wine. Now,
when people come to Bishr for witchcraft, he tells them of Christ’s love
and encourages them to trust in Jesus. In addition to changing the
hearts of Bishr and his wife, the Lord has even healed Bishr’s wife of
her back pain! Bishr regularly worships with other believers, grateful
the Lord has given him a redeemed life.
Read about another life impacted through a Christmas carol program (http://gospelforasia-reports.org/2015/12/soldiers-life-impacted-by-new-testament-and-christmas-carols/?motiv=WB21-RB00&cm_mmc=GFAReports-_--_--_-
).
Note:
Gospel for Asia (GFA), a Christian mission organization based in Wills
Point, Texas, has brought the Good News of Christ to millions in South
Asia since its founding in 1978. GFA provides education, meals and
healthcare to tens of thousands of South Asia's impoverished children
through its Bridge of Hope program. For more information, visit www.gfa.org or on Facebook.
Photo caption: His life was changed through the joy of Christmas (GFA)
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