Miracles in Mozambique--The Deaf Hear, The Blind See, Spreading Glory from Village to Village

Rolland Baker / Teresa Neumann Reporting : Apr 13, 2005
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Kakala is grinning broadly, so excited. Missionary Heidi Baker is prompting her syllable by syllable, and she is answering perfectly into the microphone. This stirs the whole watching village, which knows that Kakala has been a deaf mute all her life. They run to get Kakala’s mother, and soon the two of them are beaming as they stand together on our revival platform -- the flat bed of our 3-ton truck. The mother confirms to the whole crowd that she has never heard Kakala speak before (Pictured: Kakala the deaf mute speaking to her villager friends with a microphone!).

This is such great news that someone runs off to bring another deaf mute to the meeting, a little girl named Magdalena, much younger than Kakala. Heidi and our ministry team lay hands on her, and instantly she can hear and speak too.

Just minutes ago an older lady got her sight back Many have been crowding forward urgently for prayer, and Jesus is gracious. The entire village turned out tonight, and many walked for miles from the countryside when they heard we were coming. They watched the Jesus Film intently, listened to Heidi preach and testify to the power of God in previous meetings, and responded to the Gospel all together with one voice and heart.

Heidi’s husband, Roland, notes, "This is Heidi’s and my third village outreach in the ten days we have been back in Pemba after a long speaking trip. Each time an entire village, without previous exposure to the Gospel, has come to Jesus openly, willingly and eagerly. Each time we pour our hearts out explaining the Gospel as simply, clearly and intensely as we can, and there is no resistance. There in the dark, palm trees silhouetted against a stunningly bright array of Milky Way stars, far from stadiums and big-city lights, the poor in their rags and huts run to Jesus. They receive from Him without hesitation, without doubt. In one night they renounce a lifetime of slavery to witch doctors and evil spirits, false religion and tradition. And they sink to the dirt of their plain village courtyard on their knees to worship the Savior in spirit and truth."