Chinese man reading One Wish leaflet in Cantonese
One Wish in Arkansas
Rainy, cold and strong winds kept us from going out this morning on outreach during our weekend of ministry in Booneville, Arkansas.
But God brought Freda to our door. After giving her some soup and a sandwich, it was a joy to watch my OM colleague, Dick Griffin, lead her to the Lord.
“One Wish” in Prison Cell
On a day that Dyfan, from England, had intended to spend an undisturbed day on board the ship, in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, he found himself ending up in a prison cell sharing the Gospel with three juvenile delinquents.
His friend and fellow crewmember, Tom, who works in Logos Hope’s book fair, had befriended a visitor while helping to take a picture. It turned out that the visitor works as a magistrate in the city. He offered to take Tom and Dyfan out for some sightseeing and even invited them to the judicial centre where he works. At the centre, Dyfan met three young men who were in custody and awaiting sentencing for various crimes.
His first thought was to pray for them, which he did. Then, as he was about to leave the centre, he felt a tugging in his heart – a feeling that he had forgotten something. Returning to the cells, he realised he was wearing his “One Wish” bracelet, a tool to help share the message of the Gospel, even though he wasn’t intending to go off the ship that day. He asked the young men, “Do you know this Jesus that I just prayed about?” They didn’t, but wanted to hear more. Dyfan happily took the cue to share the love of God and the message of hope in Christ.
That afternoon, the three young men decided to follow Jesus. Dyfan was even allowed to enter the cell and pray with them as they took this step of faith. “I wasn’t intending to do anything that day, but God surprised me with this situation and used me,” said Dyfan, amazed at God’s plans.
Un Deseo (“One Wish” in Spanish) Video by Richard Sharp
“While you are waiting…
“While you are waiting for your daughter to come out of the bathroom,” I asked this Muslim man in the spanking new mall just completed for the London Olympics, “may I ask you, ‘If you could wish one thing from God today for you, what would that be?'”
“That all the sins of my past would be forgiven,” he sighed, “and a way would be made open for me.”
“May I show you with these four pictures on my wristband how you can have your sins forgiven and a way made open for you.”
“Yes,” replied Muhammad with is greying beard.
Pointing to the the diamond, I began to show him… [watch One Wish Presentation video on home page]