October 4, 2013
In our last newsletter, Lola Crouch told us an amazing story about the conversion of Samuel, one of her WEI students in Mozambique. Now, here is the rest of the story
In August, Samuel wrote Lola an e-mail saying, “You cannot imagine how happy I am that Matias has been baptized today. Matias is not only a friend now, but a brother in Christ.”
Matias, like Samuel, stepped into Satan’s snare. He agreed to kill his firstborn son and give his son’s blood to a witch doctor in exchange for riches.
But Matias changed his mind. He says, “God hooked me from the evil hands of the devil. During the night, my late father appeared in a dream looking at me with an angry face and sadly asked what I was looking for at that place.” When Matias woke up, he rescinded his agreement and went home.
Two years later, Matias walked into Satan’s trap again. This time, the richest man in town invited him to be his partner in buying and selling precious stones. The rich man took him to a different witch doctor who gave him a charm and two small horns, each wrapped in a white and red cloth. He was told that the white cloth represented the spirit of luck, and the red cloth represented blood and riches. Matias took these things home that night and placed them in a private room.
The next morning, Matias had an experience that was so terrifying that he took the charm and the horns and threw them into Zambezi River. There, he confessed his sins and the sins of his ancestors and prayed with all his heart, crying so loudly that passers-by stopped and stared.
It was then that God used Samuel to bring Matias into the light. Samuel called Matias again and again telling him about Jesus. Then, he invited Matias into his home and taught him about God and his Son. Then, Samuel took Matias down to the river and baptized him into Christ. At that point, Matias enrolled in WEI and is studying with Lola Crouch. Matias says, “I am happier than ever before. I will continue to be God’s friend.”
