Amadou fled his native African country with his wife and two daughters to escape the jihadist attacks that put his family’s lives at risk. They crossed the Sahara Desert intent on reaching the Mediterranean Sea and, ultimately, Europe. But when the time came to board the boat, Amadou’s wife was unable to go, and he and his two daughters were forced to leave her behind.
Freezing water seeped into the overcrowded boat during that harrowing January voyage, and the feet of Amadou’s youngest daughter froze. His other daughter, just eight years old, was raped. By the time they arrived in Europe, his younger daughter’s legs were black and his oldest had gone into shock, unable to speak or react to any attempt at communication.
A local refugee ministry came to the family’s aid and transferred Amadou and his children to the hospital. But the damage was too great to his younger daughter’s legs, and they were amputated. A blood clot had also traveled to her brain, which caused a stroke and left her comatose. When doctors attempted to communicate with his oldest daughter, she stared into the distance.
Amadou believed all was lost. He had no way to locate his wife, and his children bore the brunt of the nightmare the family had endured.
“We needed a miracle, well, several miracles, really,” the ministry leader said, and his Christian co-workers began to pray for the family that day, asking God for His intervention.
Several days later, Amadou’s youngest daughter came out of the coma and began to react to stimuli. Amadou allowed ministry workers to take his oldest daughter to Sunday School, and she began to talk and read stories about Jesus. The ministry was also able to locate Amadou’s wife and reunite the family.
“God is powerful, when we pray He moves in the field of the impossible and makes it possible,” the ministry leader said.
As Amadou saw the changes in his children, he began to see the power of God and trust in His hand in their lives. “Little by little they are trusting us,” the ministry leader said, “and we know that soon they will receive Jesus, it is the work of the Holy Spirit.”
Christian Aid Mission news, January 30, 2024, ChristianAid.org
Merciful God, we mourn the horrific tragedies this family has endured, but praise You for saving Amadou and his daughters’ lives and bringing into their path Christians who love them and are leading them into Jesus’ arms. Give them courage to say “yes” to You and receive Your salvation. Use their story to lead many others to faith in You. And reunite Amadou with his wife. Father God, so many millions in certain countries in Africa have yet to hear the good news of salvation. They’ve been taught only the violence and hatred of Islam. Woo them to Yourself. Demonstrate to them Your love, as You did to Amadou’s family. Give them such a hunger for You they will seek You with all their hearts and find You. Protect them and their families on their journey to freedom. Make a way for every tribe, heart, family and village to hear Your good news in a way they can easily understand and receive You as Lord and Savior. Please meet every jihadist in their dreams and point them to Jesus. Give them such powerful encounters with You that they fall to their knees in fear of the Lord and surrender their lives to You. Open their eyes to see You as You truly are and give them courage to surrender all to You, like Paul did on the road to Damascus. Every time extremists seek to persecute the innocent, open their eyes to see Your angel armies protecting the weak and their ears to hear Your voice calling them to repentance. And save them, O God, by Your merciful hand. Bring to justice those who refuse to turn to You. Whatever the enemy has meant for evil, turn it around for great good. Awaken every jihadist, every refugee, every heart in Africa and beyond to Your love. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
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