Power of the Gospel

For nine years Hamadu waited for someone to say something

Week by week the people came and went, passing by him as he performed his duties as a church security guard. As was the custom, Hamadu lived on the grounds, and he had opportunities to meet a lot of people. He heard the singing from inside the church building, as well as the prayers and the messages proclaimed by the preacher. Even though he was a Muslim, Hamadu was curious about this Jesus mentioned in the songs and discussed in the sermons. He wanted to know more about Him, a lot more. But no one ever stopped; no one ever said a word.

That was in Burkina Faso, and now Hamadu lives in a small desert town in Ghana-a 12 hour bus ride from the capital city of Accra. He is old, terminally ill, and his eyesight is failing. One day, a missionary stopped by and prayed for him. The missionary was known as one who prayed for the sick in the small community where they both live, and he had heard about Hamadu. The missionary prayed and shared the Gospel, and Hamadu got better. It was then the missionary learned that Hamadu had been waiting for years for someone to tell him about Jesus. That day Hamadu opened his heart and asked Jesus to come in.

Soon after, an eye doctor with a volunteer mission group fit Hamadu with a pair of glasses. What a joy it was for him to be able to read again! But not only that, for that first time he could read God's Word, because the missionary had given him a large print version of the Bible in Hamadu's language.