PRAISE GOD!
JAQA HAS BEEN SAVED! GLORY TO THE LORD OF ALL!
Jaqa is one of the drivers for the team. I'd really felt like the Lord put a burden on my heart to pray for Jaqa's salvation. I really felt like he'd be saved before we left Cabo Verde. And what do you know?!
Jaqa hadn't ever come to a service before. But he came tonight. And the preaching tonight was really good and clear. Jaqa had been semi-following along with the service with a Portuguese New Testament we'd given him. Toward the end of the service, he was starting to look umcomfortable. He was covering his face with his hand. He finally pulled out his cell-phone and started playing with that. Inside, I was screaming "NO!" I started praying. Brother Joe Welch gave an invitation that lasted forever, which was great. He gave plenty of time for people to think about the service. Well, Jaqa just sat there the whole time. I was sad, but I still felt like the Lord was going to save him before the week was up. I left to go to the Brother Welch's house so I could e-mail and blog. I got here, checked my e-mail, started to blog, and Brother Russell came in. He was like, "guess what?! Jaqa has accepted Christ as his Saviour!" PRAISE GOD! Apparently, after the service was over, Jaqa was just aimlessly walking around in circles. One of the older ladies here asked a translator to come over, and started showing him some things in the Bible. He's not walking in circles now. He's on the straight and narrow path to heaven!
Everybody here calls Jaqa, Primo. And Jaqa calls everyone here, Primo. (Primo means cousin). But now we can call him by a new name, Armon (air-moan), Brother.
6 comments:
What a beautiful story, thank you so much for sharing it. God is wonderful!!
Nyiad
So excited about his salvation! Thanks for taking the time to share it and can't wait to hear other stories!
Love you and pray for you and the team every day.
Mom
Josiah, that is awesome!! I'm so excited that he accepted the Lord. It is so neat that you were sensitive to the Lord and were praying for him, too. You know what they say, "prayer isn't preparation for the work; prayer is the work"! Love you,
Jessica
Hey, I loved the story about Jaqa. I really did. But please can't you post something new!! Jessica and I are DYING!(her words not mine) to hear something new. Glad you had a good time in Africa. Though I told Jess if you wanted an African experience she could have brought you along to Haiti. This is like little Africa down here.
Update your blog, buddy!!! I check and I check and never anything new. How can you even call yourself a blogger when you haven't posted since June 4th!! Not that I'd probably hear anything new anyway since I've been e-mailing you. Love you,
Jess
YEAH!!!
That's totally Awesome (with a capital A because it's God's work!)
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