In your heart – not just on paper

Bryony Lines  |  Features  |  The Bible in action
Date posted:  1 Jun 2019
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In your heart – not just on paper

A storytelling session| photo: Wycliffe Bible Translators

A hush falls over a group sitting in the afternoon sun. The scrape of chairs and benches subsides. Then the silence is broken as a fervent voice begins to tell the story of creation.

When the story ends, the discussion begins: Why did God put the tree in the garden? Did Satan put himself in the garden or in the serpent? Does the Garden of Eden still exist?

The story of H

The man now welcoming those around him to come and worship their Creator knows the power of a story. H* was born in the mid-1950s in a village in the heart of the Guera, an area with almost no Christian presence. As a child, he suddenly lost his sight. He was presented to the local spiritual leader for healing, but none came.

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