When we arrived at the clinic in Ishaka, I, like Jay, was taken a back
by the difference a year can make. It
had already been a great start, because we had talked to Jamil, and you could
hear the excitement in his voice with the start of school.
As we began setting up, I was introduced to the young lady
who would be my interpreter where the patients check in. Her name is Shamira. Every clinic is a little different. At Ishaka, there were so many waiting outside
under the tent, that we would call about 10 at a time after the first 30 so the inside of the
church was not too congested. The pauses
as we waited to call each group gave us time to get to know one another.
Ishaka is where Kampala International University Medical
School is located, so we had many medical students to help us each day. Shamira is a first year medical student from
Kampala and introduced herself as muslim.
She said her friends had talked her into coming to Ishaka Community
Church on Sunday. She heard there would
be a medical clinic at the church from Monday to Wednesday so she wanted to
come and be a part of it. Sunday was the
first day she had not worn her niqab, the head covering worn by muslim
women. This one she wore only
allowed her eyes to be seen. She shared
with me that her father is a muslim, but her mother is a Christian as well as
her four other siblings. I told her I
thought Jesus was pursuing her heart.
She agreed. We talked about Jesus
for a little bit and I asked her what was keeping her from accepting Him as her
personal Savior and Lord? She said,
“Nothing is.” I asked her if she wanted
to accept Him now? She was and did! I asked her if she had a Bible, and she said
she did. It was noticed in the picture
that was taken of the two of us on Monday, that she had fixed her hair to cover
her a lot like a niqab would.
I asked
the Lord specifically that she would understand the freedom she now has in Him
and would be more comfortable with not using her hair as a covering. We serve an Amazing God who answers specific prayers.
Tuesday’s Picture!!!
I asked her on Tuesday if she had talked to her mom? She said, “Yes, and she is very happy.” I asked if she had told her that she was now
born again? She had. She was a joy to work next to.
On Wednesday, we continued to talk and get to know each
other. Our friend, Henry is a first year medical student at KIU as well.
I had asked Shamira if she knew him earlier
in the week. She didn’t and I only know
his first name. But, when Henry arrived,
she told me she did know him. He used to
be her neighbor. Henry said, he thought
she was a muslim. I told him she was,
but she became a believer in Christ on Monday.
I shared with her about how I had prayed for her to know the freedom in
Christ. I showed her the difference in
the two pictures. Please join me as I
continue to pray for Shamira to become a fully devoted follower of Christ.
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