Habiba Update

I introduced you to Habiba in a December 2013 post. She was so excited to hear that I had returned to Kenya that she invited Pastor John Maloba and me to her house. We gladly accepted.

It was an amazing day that had God’s handprint all over it! Pastor John sent me the follow message, along with several photos, at the end of the day:

Dear Sister Pr.Tara,
Praising God for what He done today when we visited Sister Habiba a Muslim lady who got healed during the last year' medical camp and in prayer tent.What a joy in our hearts to meet her again. She is a loving mother and very welcoming.This is God.Visiting a Muslim home and reading the bible then mention NAME JESUS is not easy in the Muslim people .glory to God.Thanks for your great love for Muslims and to all people.The old man is going to be well after we prayed. I thank God he accepted Christ Jesus in his life.I hope the last pics is going to be nice as Habiba has the Muslim dress.
with thanks .
pastor John.

A truly miraculous day! Habiba invited a Christian pastor (John) and woman (me) to her home. We had a wonderful visit and she called me her “close friend.” Imagine that!  It was wonderful to see how God had healed her completely the day we met in August 2013 at one of the Open Arms medical camps. I could tell, as soon as I saw her, that Habiba was well. (Note: Habiba had a serious health condition when she came to our medical camp.)

Pastor John found neighbors to take a photo of the three of us. Then we all went inside Habiba’s house for a time of fellowship and prayer. The three neighbors are Christian. Habiba allowed Pastor John to read from his Bible, and share a short message with the group. They asked me to say the closing prayer.

Then we went with one of the neighbors to pray for her sick father-in-law. I discerned, when I saw the old man, that he was in late stage of congestive heart failure. I asked if he believed in Jesus. The daughter-in-law said “no.” The next words out of my mouth were, “This would be a good day for that.” I knew his days on earth were drawing to a close. The man allowed the pastor to share a brief message and pray for his salvation, because he was too sick to speak. However, he did say, “Asante Jesu (Thank you Jesus)” at the end of the prayer.

Next, Pastor John and I prayed for the old man’s healing. We started taking photos with the man after the prayer, and then helped him to his feet. Then he started to walk! (His daughter-in-law told us he had stopped walking several days before.) We were assisting him at first, but then he asked for his stick and pushed us away. YES!!! He walked to the door and back to his bed with only a narrow stick. (Note: Habiba witnessed all of this – salvation prayer & the man walking. She was cheering for him!)

At the end of the day, Habiba and I walked hand-in-hand to the end of her road. She is an incredible woman who has been widowed five years, and is caring for her four orphaned grandchildren. All of them live in a very small mud-walled room, with no water or electricity. Yet she emphasized several times, while we were with her, the importance of being thankful to God.

God is great! I cannot work (until I get a work permit), 

but God CAN!

P. S. Habiba has been checking on the old man and encouraging him daily since our time together. She reported to Pastor John (several days after our visit) that the man was improving. He is able to walk outside, visit with neighbors, and walk back to his house. Woohoo!