This story comes from the Democratic
Republic of Congo where there is fighting between government and rebel
soldiers.
The door fell with a crash as enemy
soldiers rushed into the pastor’s house. They had machine-guns and were ready
to use them. Their plan was to kill all the people in the village, beginning
with the young pastor and his family.
FILLED WITH HATE
The family sat, stunned, waiting to see
what would happen next. The soldiers
were filled with hate. “Wait,” the pastor said. “Please let my family and me
pray for a moment before we die” The
whole family knelt, arm in arm, in a circle on the floor and asked God for his
help.
As they prayed, they expected machine-gun
fire any second, but none came. Slowly
they stood up. The soldiers had gone, not just from their house but from the
village too.
