May 6

Witnessing

New Life?

“How, then, can they call on the One they have not believed in? And how can
they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear
without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are
sent?” Romans 10:14–15a (NIV)

After evangelism training in rural areas of Mozambique, we split into
teams to share from home to home. I was on a team with an American
volunteer and two Mozambican believers. We were in the middle of
nowhere with 10 to 15 minutes of walking between houses.

At the last house, we were invited to sit with an elderly couple and
some teenagers. I asked the old man if he had ever discovered new life.
He said, “There is no such thing as new life. There is only suffering and
pain.”

With his permission, I began to share about Jesus, an unfamiliar
name to them. One of the teenagers, named Carlos, was especially attentive.
I asked how we could have eternal life, and Carlos answered,
“I’m not sure why, but I think it’s through this Jesus.” We continued
talking about the gospel, and the couple and several teenagers wanted
to give their lives to Christ.

After we prayed, Carlos looked at me and said, “I’ve had this thing
in my heart for a long time. You told me today the answer I was looking
for.”

That “thing in his heart” was the Holy Spirit seeking him. However,
there was no way for Carlos to know what to do unless someone came
and shared the truth with him.

How many others around the world have “this thing in their heart”?
They are waiting … are you willing to go and share as a volunteer or missionary?
Are you willing to pray?

—Katie, Central, Eastern and Southern Africa

Oh, Father, make a way for these people in remote places to hear about the One
who gives new life, the One who gives eternal life. Bring volunteers, national
believers and missionaries to these areas that the world has forgotten. Amen.



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