Deadly Accidents! – Harare, Zimbabwe – Day 2
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Dear Mission Partners,
Tonight, on our way home from the
meeting, we passed three terrible accidents. An epidemic of drunk
driving causes many deadly crashes here. I’ve never seen anything like
it. As we drove past one accident, a dead body was lying face down on
the road in a jumble of shattered glass. At another scene, body parts
were strewn across the street. I thought of the families that would be
grieving. I wondered about the souls of those who had died. The
fragility of life, the brokenness of our world, and an urgent need to
preach the Gospel gripped my heart as we drove. These grisly sights
stood in stark contrast to the beautiful scene that had unfolded minutes
earlier at the crusade field, where many thousands of people received
Jesus as their savior and many wonderful miracles happened! Demoniacs
were delivered, a woman bent over for three years stood upright for the
first time, growths disappeared and much more. At the same time, not far
from our meeting, Satan was claiming yet another life. These are the
parallel realities that we experience as Christians. We preach the
Gospel in the middle of a world torn apart by death, pain, and sin. We
bring light right into the midst of the darkness and offer the Kingdom
of Heaven at the gates of hell. This is where the rubber meets the road.
The world needs Jesus, and time is very short. This is why we are here.
This is why we go. This is why we preach the Gospel. Thank you for
continuing to pray for us.
Yours in the Gospel,
Evangelist Daniel Kolenda
Together with the CfaN team
Pictures by O. Volyk
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