SALVATION

One Last Warning

Drissa led an ordinary life in his village in Burkina Faso, West Africa.  He grew millet and took care of his wife and two daughters.

But beneath his calm exterior, lay a man who was both empty and full of rage all at the same time. 

“I was born a Muslim but that left me empty,” says Drissa.  “So I began practicing the local rituals, with charms and fetishes.  Still, I had no joy.”

Almost everyone in his village believed in fetishes that could bring power and blessing, or curses, upon oneself or one’s enemies.  

But one day, a CBN evangelist came to their village.  That night he showed them a video, a French translation of The 700 Club.  The program talked about God and His Son Jesus.  Drissa was in the crowd that evening.

“The CBN evangelist said that everyone who practiced fetishes would not go to heaven.  I was enraged!”  Drissa formed a plan. 

Drissa consulted a friend.  They plotted against the CBN evangelist and met with a shaman and asked him to work up a powerful spell that they could use against the Christians that night. 

After preparing the charm, Drissa decided to take a nap, but sleep escaped him.

“I was restless and had a sensation of heat, like my body was on fire,” explains Drissa.  “Then I heard an audible voice, like someone was with me in the room.  The voice said I should go confess my sins at the church, be prayed for, and accept the Lord -- otherwise I’d die!”

So Drissa got up and went to the meeting, where he found people praying.  After the meeting, he prayed to receive Jesus as Savior. 

“As he prayed for me, the hot sensation began to leave me and was completely gone at the end of the prayer!  Now I have great peace, and I’ve lost all fear of death,” says Drissa.

Today, Drissa is established in a new church there and he loves helping the CBN video outreach team whenever they come to share the Gospel in his village.  

“I’m so thankful for CBN’s partnership in my village,” says Drissa.  “I pray for more people to be saved!”

Thanks to CBN Partners, the Gospel message is reaching people all around the world.  Because of your commitment to the ministry of CBN, Drissa and his village will never be the same -- they have a new life in Jesus!  If you are not yet a partner, please join with us today.  There are many more people that need to hear the message of love and forgiveness that only Jesus gives.  Please join with us today.

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