Takaungu is a small rural village situated
on the Kenyan Coast in Kilifi County.
The population consists of Swahili Muslims,
mostly living in or near the town center and a sizable Christian community in
the countryside that surrounds it.
The
primary languages are Kigiriama, used predominantly by the local Giriama tribe (part of the broader group of Coastal tribes
called Mijikenda, meaning
"nine villages") and Kiswahili.
For
the past one year, Ukunda Mission School has commissioned three lady
missionaries to spread the Gospel in this particular region. Gladys worked here until she moved to a
different locality and Angel replaced her.
Hellen is the eldest of them but strong and energetic with unquenchable
zeal to reach the lost. Victoria Ulomi
has worked tirelessly alongside them. These three have witnessed the power of
God working upon them and here is one of their exploits:
As we were walking on the road one day during our outreaches,
we found a certain man whom we came to know later as Sharo sleeping by the road side half unconscious. On the side was a
woman standing and watching in confusion as what to do next. We got concerned and drew near to inquire what
was going on. We could hardly hear the man speak as he kept
touching his stomach. The woman
explained to us that Sharo was having stomach problems. He could feel
something grip and move from the lower part of his abdomen to the upper part causing severe pain.
Gladys Mwikali prays for divine healing on Sharo |
He had been in this tormenting situation for four years and sometimes it
would become unbearable and he would writhe in pain. Sometimes he could take a stone, heat
it in fire and then rub it on his stomach to relieve pain. This had left him with
ugly marks on his body. He had visited various
hospitals for medical treatment but nothing had worked. The doctors could not diagnose the sickness
but gave him some medication to ease pain.
Hellen Thairu prays on |
It was a pathetic situation as the man looked helpless with
no hope for anything. It was a pitiful
situation and we struggled to hold back our tears as we listened to the story. Since there were people passing by, we asked the
Lord to give him strength to be able to rise and walk in the nearby church
where we could minister to him without interruptions. God heard our prayers and
after few minutes he gained some strength and rose up and slowly we walked to Kaoyeni Church.
We laid our hands on his stomach and began to pray for divine
healing. Immediately, he began to roll
on the ground uncontrollably in a very strange manner. We persisted in prayer vigorously until he
calmed down. We took our breath for
about ten minutes and then he rose up.
The first thing he asked for was a place to relieve himself. He went and came back excitedly muttering
these words, “this is a wonder! This is a wonder! I have not been relieving
myself for a long time! This is a wonder
that I have been able to relieve myself. You are servants of God!”
Sharo rejoices at the healing power of God |
At that point, the wife to pastor Michael who was with us in Kaoyeni church ministering, rushed into her house and prepared some porridge and brought
it to him. Immediately he finished the cup of porridge he ran back to the restroom. He came back still excited with
the wonder of being able to relieve himself.
He expressed how happy he was to be able to take porridge without
suffering stomachache. He told us
that since he got sick, anytime he could see food, his stomach would begin to
ache. It had been a very bad situation that had robbed him the joy of living.
After, we took opportunity to preach to him the message of salvation and
asked him whether he would like to receive Jesus in his life. He was more than ready and therefore we led
him to salvation. We advised him to be
coming to Kaoyeni church where pastor Michael was in charge. Wednesday seemed
favorable since there was a church fellowship going on. This would be
appropriate for him for he would be taught the Word and at the same time we
would have time to disciple him.
His home was a bit far away from this church and since he had
not gained enough strength to walk long distance, pastor Michael offered to be
paying for his motorbike transport every time he would come. Sharo obeyed and began to attend the church
fellowship. After three consecutive attendances, we got committed to other
matters and we could not make it for the fellowship. Therefore we left him under the care of pastor
Michael to nurture him to spiritual maturity.
Every time we inquire of him, we receive good report of his
healing and spiritual growth. He has become
a committed member in Kaoyeni church and never misses a service. We praise God for
using us to reveal His unfailing kindness to a total stranger on the road. Glory be unto Him.
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