Dudwe Mahji had to walk 10 miles to come to the literacy class that he attended regularly. His home is across a river and on the other side of a mountain.
One day after class he said, "My son is suffering from a demon. He cannot talk and is always screaming and shouting. He often hits me or his mother and keeps our lives in turmoil. I've spent so much money on witch doctors and medical doctors but they could not help him. He is not getting better.
"But since attending here, I've been hearing stories about how Jesus Christ does miracles. That's why I'm coming for the classes. I want you to come to our house and pray for my son."
"Please tell us what the commandments of God are, so we can follow God and the Bible only."
So after the service on Sunday, I went there, along with another believer. It was nearly dark when we finally arrived at Dudwe Mahji's home. As soon as the boy saw us he began shouting. It was clear to us that it was a demon spirit that had possessed the boy (his son is 14 years old and is in the 9th grade).
So during that night, we prayed for him.
The next day we told the parents, "Call your whole family and we will begin fasting and praying together." There was no change in the boy that day, so the second day we kept on praying.
I told them the story about the man in the Bible who brought his son, who had a mute spirit, to Jesus for healing (
Mark 9:14-29).
Finally, after two days the boy became quiet.
Meanwhile a crowd from the village had gathered to watch what we were doing. So I went out and told them that same Bible story. A few people asked us to stay another night, so I took advantage of the opportunity to tell them the Creation Story and other stories from the Bible.
It was on that third night that the boy was totally healed!
Right away he began attending our meetings, and some of his school friends are also attending regularly. Now we are planning to start a new church in that village.
The whole family is so happy because of what happened. They are asking us, "Please, tell us what are the commandments of God, so we can follow God and the Bible only."
