Me: What are you working on today Prodigal?
Prodigal: I am checking my tires, I think this one may be going flat.
Me: Yep, you got to make sure everything is in working order.
Prodigal: You can share a story while I work. It will not bother me.
Today’s story come from the book Voices of the Faithful by Beth Moore
Rogers finished a course on evangelism simultaneously with completing medical school. He prayed God would use all of his training for His glory. The government offered him a position working with 30 different tribes in an area where many had never heard of Jesus.
This region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was isolated. To get anywhere, Rogers hopped on the back of a small motorcycle driven by a Muslim man. The small motorcycle easily was maneuvered through overgrown walking paths. When they arrived at a river, they carried the motorcycle across a log bridge.
One day, they had a flat tire in the middle of nowhere. Knowing they could be stuck for days, Rogers said to the driver, “We can’t fix this tire, but God can. Take it off.”
Rogers lifted the flat above his head and said, “God, we can’t fix this tire, but You can–so fix this tire.” He then told the driver to put it back on the bike and pump it up. The driver followed orders but thought the doctor had lost his mind, especially when Rogers ordered him to continue driving on the flat tire.
They drove slowly for the first half mile and gradually picked up speed. By the end of the day, the twosome traveled almost 60 miles on the “flat” tire. The driver thought Rogers was a magician, but the doctor explained that his God answered prayers.
Word about the miracle spread throughout the province. Every village the pair visited wanted to hear about the “God who answers prayers.” By the end of the 21-day trip, many came to Christ, including the driver.
Rusty, Central, Eastern and Southern Africa
And others experienced mockings and scourgings, yes, also chains and imprisonment.
Hebrews 11:36
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
