witchcraft would temporarily rid them of their ailments. Yet when Sampat
fell sick, he wasn’t able to heal himself.
He tried using his powers to find a cure, and when that didn’t work,
he sought the help of doctors. But the doctors weren’t able to do much.
Instead, they gave him the bad news that his kidneys were failing, and
he didn’t have much longer to live.
In deep discouragement, Sampat was awaiting his death—that is, until a
Gospel for Asia-supported missionary visited his home and prayed for
him. It was after that prayer that Sampat began to feel “a little free
inside, like some burden was removed from his body,” said a GFA field
correspondent.
That evening, he asked for something to eat, which surprised his
family because the sickness had robbed him of his appetite. They had
been forcing him to eat. Slowly but steadily, Sampat felt improvement in
his body. Although he isn’t completely healed, Sampat gave his life to
Christ and is quick to share his testimony about how the Word of God
changed his life.
Just like Sampat, Laboni Badaseth experienced the Lord’s mercy in her
life after a terrible bout with boils. Swollen, infected lumps covered
her body. The pain kept her confined to bed. When GFA-supported
film-team missionaries saw 13-year-old Laboni lying in bed, compassion
filled their hearts and they asked her parents what happened. But
Laboni’s parents couldn’t give a lot of details about the boils. They
didn’t know what caused them and were too grief stricken to talk about
it much.
When the missionaries prayed, asking Jesus to heal this young girl,
God heard their prayers, and Laboni’s strength began to return. Her
father rejoiced at seeing this small miracle and invited the
missionaries to visit and pray for his family again, which they did.
The missionaries request prayer for Laboni and her family, that she
will be completely healed and they will embrace the love of Christ.
