man raised from the dead in sierra leone, africa

i'm sure this sounds unbelievable but God still does this kind of thing--even thru people & ministries i personally know! when i was on staff at my old church one of the pastors, nathan gunn, started an evangelistic ministry called jesus booth ministires. this ministry is so simple and God uses it in amazing ways. nathan constructs these open booths that people stand in and they are placed in areas where there is a lot of foot traffic. those in the booths do not approach anyone or give sermons but just let the people come to them and answer their questions about christianity. i remember hearing lots of wonderful stories over the years how nathan and others shared christ with many people and saw God really impact their lives. nathan is one of those people who is so easy-going, friendly, and funny that people just naturally love to talk to him. he has an incredible story himself of God's healing when he fell 2 1/2 stories off a building after being electrocuted and landing on his head--ouch! so it doesn't surprise me that his ministry would be involved in other dramatic stories of healing and conversion. but this one is pretty amazing. here is an excerpt from his website:

Shortly after this first trip out [to Sierra Leone, Africa] with the Jesus Booth, we got word through email from one of the pastors of a truly miraculous event, reminiscent of what was common during the time Christ walked the earth. An illiterate widow who had worked in the Jesus Booth with M. S. in Freetown traveled to a remote village known as Rookbob to attend a funeral.

Before she left to come home, she heard that another man in the village had fallen in the fields while he worked. As the crowds gathered to see the man, the Muslim imams announced that the man was dead. After a medical official was consulted, they began to prepare the burial rites, wrapping him in linens and praying prayers for the dead. As difficult as it is to believe rationally, firsthand witnesses agree and continue to affirm that the man was unequivocally dead. Emboldened by the work she had been doing, the widow asked if she could say a prayer to Jesus Christ for the man. At first, the imams told her no and continued with their rituals. Persistently, she asked again and they acquiesced. After saying a simple prayer, the man sneezed three times and sat up.

Because of this woman’s faith, a man was raised from the dead. Soon after M.S. brought the Jesus Booth to the village and 166 Muslim people from the village of Rookbob became Christians on that day. Since then, the village, which had had no Christians before this woman prayed her prayer, has converted their mosque into a church.

the full article can be read here about the wonderful work they are doing in africa.