Testimonies

Testimony from Pastor Moffatt:

“In the Sabuli center, as I was heading to the bus, I saw a man sitting on his motorcycle and reading a book. As our books have a pink cover, I was attracted to that, and went to see if it was one of books. Yes, it was.

I asked him what he was reading and he told me, ‘I am reading the Bible in Borana.’ I asked him if he was a Christian and he said no, he is a Muslim, but that he was enjoying reading the Bible stories.

I felt like Philip when he met the Ethiopian eunuch for I asked him if he understood what he was reading and he said, ‘Yes.’ As I started to go, he called me back and asked me if I have ever read the Bible and if I believe in Jesus? I said ‘Yes.’

Then, he asked me to sit on the back of his motorcycle, and he took me to a lonely place where he stopped and asked me if Jesus is true, and if I can keep a secret. I said, ‘Yes.’

I shared from the book he was reading, and whenever someone would come, he would pretend to be checking his motorcycle. After sharing, Ahmed asked me to lead him to Christ. We prayed, and I believe that Ahmed now belongs to God.

I gave him the remaining lessons and I know that God is in control, taking the booklets and giving them to the right people.”

Brother Ben, what should I tell this brother? Kindly advise. Wycliffe.

From Wycliffe,

Hello Brother Ben, Brother Moffat needs some more Somali and Borana books. Here is what he told me over the phone yesterday.

“My brother, I thank God for the great things he is doing among the Boranas and the Somalis. I am working with the UN to get permission to go to Dadaab refugee camp and share the Gospel with the refugees. Please keep praying. For now, I kindly need some more books. I need 300 copies of the Somali lessons 1-20, and 500 more copies of the Borana lessons 51-68.

God has brought more servants that are working with me to spread the truth in these booklets. Thank you as well for the transport of the books that you have helped me with. God bless you.

If God allows, kindly support me with 10,000 shillings to buy some things for my family. Once again, thank you for being there for me, and it is always a blessing talking to you. Yes, I will be calling with testimonies, but you know that the network on this side is a problem. Sometimes, I just switch off the phone to concentrate on the Gospel.

A while ago, I went to a Borana family that I gave the books to and we had a great testimony from the man of the house. Here is his testimony:

‘Ever since we began to read these books in our own language, we now know more about God. My family is happy and I am a proud husband.

We have lived together for twelve years without a child, and when you gave us the booklets, we started to read and discovered that there were many women in the book of God who were barren. My family told me to marry another woman, but I refused. We came from Moyale on the Ethiopian border to settle here, and because Allah did not answer us, we decided to try the Savior in the booklets.

Sarah was barren, and God gave her Isaac. We prayed to the same God, and He has answered us. My wife is now four months pregnant. Thank you for these booklets. They teach us how to follow God. I then prayed for my friend, Salem, and now, he and his wife are also believing in Christ.’”

From the Nyamwezi region of Tanzania:

“I lived a life of hatred. My mother hated me so much. Nothing that I did was good for her. Even though I had other siblings, I did all of the work at home. I was the donkey at our home. I was punished often, sometimes going many days without food, and I wondered how this could be my family and how this could be my mother.

When I was in Grade Five, I was stopped from going to school so that I could work at home. My sisters and brothers, however, continued in school. I kept crying everyday to the Lord to help me to know who I was.

When I was twenty years old, I ran away to get married. I married a man who has been there for me for fourteen years now. My husband took me to church and taught me to trust in God. God has blessed us, and my husband is like my guardian angel.

Last year (2023), we began to read some Bible stories in the church from some booklets which our denomination gave to our pastor. During this period, I became pregnant, and I had to stay mostly at home.

One day, my mom and my sister visited me. They prepared food for me, only to put poison in it. Because of the poison, I had a miscarriage, but God spared my life. I told my husband who simply encouraged me. Remembering all that I had gone through when I was with my father and mother, I asked God for strength.

We continued to read the Bible stories, and we came to the story of Joseph and his family. I felt like Joseph who was almost killed, and sold out of the family. We continued to study with a lot of questions in my heart. We also came to the story of our Savior Jesus who was crucified for us. I asked God to reveal the truth to me and help me to forgive just as Joseph did.

One day, my sister visited us, and thinking that I was not in the house, started talking to my husband about me. She said that I am not her sister, that my mother died when I was little, that I was just a refugee in their home, and that my husband should divorce me and marry her.

This hurt me tremendously and I ran out into the room to confront her, yet she left. I went to ask my pastor what to do because I wanted to know the truth. My pastor told me that I should invite my parents to my home and ask them. My parents wouldn’t come.

Therefore, my pastor took me to their home, and asked if this woman was really my mother. I was shocked when my Dad confessed that she was not my mother, and asked me to forgive him. His wife who is really not my mother was adamant and denied everything. We left their home, and I continued to pray and to trust God.

A few months later, my step mom fell sick and sent for me. I refused to go, yet my pastor asked me to go. I went to the hospital where she was, and she confessed to have killed my real mother. She asked me to forgive her, and that she was ready to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as her Savior, saying that she did not want to go to the Lake of Fire.

My husband and I forgave her, and she died that evening. I thank God for the booklets that taught me about the Savior Jesus Christ and how to forgive. Christ was with me and is still with me now. I have forgiven all of them, and I have peace of Christ in me.”

Jackline Makungu.

Sheila, a 23 year-old Form Four student of Butaleja Vocational Training College:

“I was born in a family of four children. I am second born. My father was a hard working man, always reminding us of the importance of education, but unfortunately he passed away in 2007.

Remaining with our mother was a journey which was too difficult to express. We would work for people, dig, take care of others’ children, and even wash clothes in order to have food at the table. My eldest sister got married in 2017 and my brother ran away from home because our lives looked like hell. I also thought that marriage was one bad misfortune, for if my husband would die, he would leave me with kids to suffer as we were suffering.

I have had an abortion two times. I have been struggling with lesbianism as I was
introduced to a woman who promised to educate me. My life has been so painful to me, full of hatred and thoughts of committing suicide.

In one of our classes at school, I met Felix Bright and Joseph Okello. They shared God’s love using the chronological booklets. I took this message for me, and asked myself the kind of life I would love to live. After the teaching, I opened up to Joseph about my struggles. He talked with me, and I felt hopeful once more.

Although I still have struggles, Felix’ wife has also helped me in my life’s transformation journey. Now, I no longer have thoughts of suicide. I have said no to lesbianism, and above all, I have joy in my heart because Jesus Christ has forgiven me of my sins. I am a child of God.”

Sheila Atieno

Romans 4:7: “Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are
covered” (KJV).

From Madam Gladys, Gahumbwa school, Kenya

“As a school. we admit children from different communities and backgrounds. We try to give our best to ensure there is co-existence among the students. It has not been easy until last year when we began the chronological lessons. This has made the students sit together without fighting.

One of the students, called Kimai, came to school from a family of drunkards. All of his parents, friends and even neighbors were drunkards. I remember the day that he was brought to school. He came drunk, and we wanted to send him home, but the head teacher thought that we could have him.

Many times, Kimai would sneak out of school to get beer. This was becoming out of control as he had started to influence other students. We suspended him and others for a week, and when they came back, we started to read the Bible stories with them.

Last term, we had a confession from Kimai. He said, ‘Madam, I know I have not been a good student. I have disturbed the school so much–just like Satan did to God. Madam, if the stories in the booklets are true, then my entire village and I belong to Satan–the bad tribe. I don’t want to go to the Lake of Fire. I want to leave this school a good person and a child of God. I need this Savior in my life. Please, Madam. Help me!’

This made me cry, as I never thought he was listening to the teachings in the booklets. I prayed to God to help me to lead him to Christ. We prayed together and continued with the study. When schools closed for the break, I was afraid that he would return to school drunk again. Glory to God, Kimai reported to school sober, accompanied by a church elder. All of the other boys have followed Kimai. All has changed. The school is at peace. Thanks to the booklets!”

Brother, God is at work, salvation comes from Him. I am so happy to have taken the books to Gahumbwa school. God’s mercy on Kimai and his family. Let’s continue to pray for more to know Christ.

Thank you, Jesus, for allowing me to serve with you.

Wycliffe Asigi

From Felix Bright, Tororo District, Uganda:

“Today, I went for a follow up at Rock High Secondary School with my wife and two other disciples. It was a blessing to see the young generation giving their lives to the Lord. One of the school leaders said this:

‘Since you began the discipleship class at Rock High through the chronological
booklets, we have seen many students come to the Lord. Others are able to share their faith boldly without fear of being intimidated. What a blessing for having had such a wonderful session with our students. Today we have more than 500 out of 1200 students professing their salvation boldly because of the discipleship class we have been having.’

Praise the Lord! In the follow-up, fifty three (53) more students believed in the Lord and started thei journey with the Lord Jesus Christ.

We are praying for the provision of more booklets as 115 of these students didn’t receive a copy of the booklets, yet have a heart of yearning to study more. May the Lord be blessed for praying and walking with us.”

Acts.4.12: “Neither is there salvation in any other; for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”

From Wycliffe’s radio Program in Kenya:

“My name is Patrick Azange. I am calling from Butere, and I have been listening to the radio teachings. I thank God for the wonderful teachings.

I was a member of a church, and I remember that the pastor chased us out because we were not tithing. I was jobless and I did not have any money to give. My family was suffering.

I thought that the church was supposed to help, but all that the pastor wanted was money. Every Sunday he preached about giving money.

Through your teachings, I now know where sin came from. I now know that we need a Savior. Yes, it is good to give, the only way to heaven is Jesus. Listening to the program has enlightened me every Sunday and I thank God for teaching us through the radio. My whole family listens and I see the joy of God in them.”

“My name is Mary from Maua. I am married to a drunkard and when he allowed me to go to the conference, it was all smiles for me.

From the first day, I felt loved. Someone washed my feet, and I did the same to another–something I had never done in my life. I felt loved with this proof of the love of Christ for us.

Then, they talked about this spray. This helped me to ask myself whether I was the one who was spraying my husband into drinking? Have I been a good wife to him, what about my God? Have I chased God away, or do I open my heart to Him?

I made a vow that I would go home and would be a different woman despite his abuse. I would show love to my husband and to my God.

During the conference, I kept asking God for something to take home to my husband to prove that I was at the conference. I collected several brochures, yet the best was the chronological booklets that I received on the last day. The teachings were so great, and I made new friends.

When I arrived home, my husband was not drunk, just as I had prayed in the conference. He asked me how the conference was. I first thanked him for allowing me to attend. Then, I showed him the materials we were given. He took one of the books and started reading immediately.

I asked God to reveal Himself to my husband, and that night, we had a blackout–no power. I remembered the candle which they gave me at the conference, and as I lit the candle, I prayed that God would bring light to my husband, and that God’s truths and love would glow in our family.

Lighting the candle, my husband asked me how I knew that there would be no power. He also asked me where I got the candle. I told him that it was from the conference.

Since I came back from the conference, my joy is that my husband has not been drunk. He took the booklets from me and he keeps reading them quietly alone. Please join me as I pray to God to use these booklets to save my husband. Thank you so much as well for the teachers who shared their time and knowledge with us.”