bewitched

a few weeks ago we had a patient die after a very rough post-operative period. by the end, her death was a release, a blessing to be away from the body now out of her control. one of our translators said her family was saying she was bewitched. my western mind (in both medical and spiritual thought) dismissed this thought. but a few days later in one of my quiet times, it came back to me. and as i thought about it and listened to the Holy Spirit's leading, i had to accept that it is possible she was "bewitched". when we were headed to benin, we were talking about the things to expect in the country including its religious ideology and it was easy to think of all the spiritual warfare we would face. but then, we got here, and it was life as usual then the thoughts of spiritual warfare went by the wayside. and we go on with our day to day and just outside the ship is the voodoo capital of the world, a large body of muslim believers and a cult religion or two. could it be demonic forces? absolutely. is that scary? yes! but is God still Sovereign? yes, praise the Lord, hallelujah, amen!

so, please pray for us as we do come up against forces opposed to the work of Christ. and it is easy to forget. and i will pray for you as well.