Humility, a Healing, and Provision

Silas is one of those leaders whom can easily be overlooked. He sits quietly in meetings and only speaks up when he has something that truly contributes. But over the years, we have come to realize that, in his humility, he always speaks with incredible discernment and wisdom. Apart from that, he is one of the most fruitful church planters on our Kenyan team.

Silas would never tell the following story, but his team mates did. It seems that as Silas was reaching out to a new area with the Good News of Jesus’ love and grace, he encountered a man whose wife was sick. She was described as ‘very sick.’ In the course of getting to know this couple, Silas offered to pray for the woman. Her recovery began almost immediately and very soon she was completely healed.

Silas, and the other movement leaders in Kenya, never expect to receive gifts from those they minister to. However, this man was so grateful he told Silas that he had two very large trees that he wanted to donate to their movement of disciple makers. He insisted that they receive his gift. When such gifts are insisted upon, it would cause shame to the person to refuse it.

So, a team of church planters went to work to harvest this valuable commodity so that it could be sold for firewood or made into charcoal. From there, the money was distributed and used for many purposes: transportation for the work of ministry, meeting the needs of some of the widows, and providing for investment for future income for the leaders and the movement.

Your prayers and partnership, truly, lead to these types of unexpected miracles and blessings!

Silas: