For just a moment, imagine...
Picture
yourself walking through the jungle, on a difficult trek. As though in a movie,
you hear distant, eerie drums.
Closer
now—you hear dancing and strange cries. You see smoke rising through the trees
and thick bush. Your guide motions you to stop.
"Don't let them see
us...it's a human sacrifice!"
Is this even
possible in this day and age? Unfortunately, yes. but read this account of how
God transformed a man actually involved with this practice, and today uses him
for His glory
Human
sacrifice remains a reality in some animist communities in Nigeria, the most
populated nation in Africa. In fact, Jigar’s role was to beat the drums during
many sacrifice ceremonies. His village was so dark spiritually that when
children became old enough, they would flee, fearing they might be the next
human sacrifice.
Not
long ago a courageous film team came and showed these people “JESUS.” Jigar
watched and his heart was flooded with light—a light he didn’t even know
existed. He saw God’s sacrifice for the sins of the world, including his own.
His soul was stirred to the core. He believed and gave his life to the Lord.
Today
Jigar is a joyful and committed film team member* bringing hope and life
through “JESUS.” When asked about the dangers he faces, having abandoned that
dark world, Jigar replies: “If I die, I am dying in the Lord…. Though I have
lost everything in the world, yet I have gained all in the heavenly realm.”
Church-planting
film teams are made up of men and women committed to Christ, like Jigar, many
of whom came to Christ when someone showed them “JESUS.” Now they show their
own people “JESUS,” shining spiritual light in their darkness and planting
churches.
*Although his name
has been changed for security, Jigar is a member of the Great Commission
Movement of Nigeria.
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