Middle Eastern refugee prayed to unknown God to calm stormy sea, was shocked when Jesus responded
By Mark Ellis, Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service
GREECE (ANS - July 19, 2016)
-- The chilly waters of the Aegean Sea reached the chest of Eshan* as
he and a few other men attempted to launch an inflatable boat off the
shores of western Turkey.
At
3:30 in the morning Eshan was hauled aboard the boat with 45 others
seeking a new life in central Europe, according to a report by the JESUS
Film Project.
Before
this, Eshan had become disillusioned by the religion of his family and
country. He still believed a Creator existed, but didn’t know his name.
Shortly
into their journey a violent storm rose up and many on the boat were
fearful they would be swamped by the waves or capsize.
In
a moment of desperation, Eshan prayed intensely to the unknown God. He
asked the Creator to ease the wind and waves and save his family from
drowning.
To his great surprise, the winds suddenly died and the Aegean went calm for the rest of the journey to the Greek Island of Kos.
Six
weeks later, his family visited a church to receive humanitarian
assistance and stayed to watch the JESUS film in their native language.
When
the film portrayed the moment when Jesus calmed a storm on the Sea of
Galilee to save everyone on a small boat, Eshan was overcome with
emotion.
He
began to weep as he watched God’s Son Jesus calm the waters with his
mighty power. He realized he had found the Creator God of the universe,
the One who had power over the wind and the waves. His name is Jesus! He
is the one who saved them from the storm.
* Not his real name. Changed for security reasons.
Photo captions: 1) Refugees crossing Aegean Sea. 2) Jesus calms the storm. (http://www.allthingsclipart.com/03/jesus.calming.the.storm.clipart.htm). 3) Dan Wooding welcomes Mark Ellis to the set of “Windows on the World.”
About the writer: Mark Ellis is Senior Correspondent for the ASSIST News Service (www.assistnews.net), and also founder of www.GodReports.com, a
website that shares stories, testimonies and videos from the church
around the world. He is also co-host for "Windows on the World" with ANS
Founder, Dan Wooding, which is aired weeekly on the Holy Spirit
Broadcasting Network (http://hsbn.tv).
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