Meet Theresa, a 30-year-old woman who surrendered her life to Christ in 2021. After accepting Christ as her savior, her husband Teli became a thorn in her flesh. Whenever Theresa went to church, her husband would always follow her secretly and wait for church to close, when he would then drag and beat his wife all the way back home just for attending the church service.
The beatings would happen whenever Theresa left their home to attend other social gatherings like meetings, weddings, and funerals, among others.
This abuse continued until the case was reported to the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit of the police and Social Welfare. Teli was summoned by the police and Social Welfare, but he did not heed their call. Obed, a missionary through COF at the Sawla center in Bole, took this issue to the Lord in prayer, praying for Theresa and asking God to transform Teli’s heart.
One day, Obed decided to pay Theresa and her husband a visit to find out how they were doing. To his surprise, Teli accepted Obed and warmly welcomed him into his home. During their conversation, Obed realized that Teli’s violence and disrespect for women stemmed from ignorance, which was the result of certain cultural influences. After their conversation, Obed gave Teli his own audio Bible to enable him to listen to the word of God daily.
A few days later, Obed noticed certain positive changes in Teli’s life as a result of listening to the audio Bible. Teli has now stopped abusing his wife and even allows her to go to church and other social gatherings. He now finds counsel in the Word of God that he has been hearing through the audio Bible, and is gradually being conformed to its teachings concerning love. He is beginning to gain a unique respect for his wife Theresa and other women in general.
Obed continues to visit and share the Word of God with Teli. He trusts the Holy Spirit to fully convict the heart of Teli to wholly commit his life to God and to take steps to join the family of believers.
Prayer Requests
We cherish your prayer support for the lives of Teli, his wife, Theresa and their entire family. Pray that peace, love and respect will reign in their family.
Pray also that the support for the Audio Bible ministry will abound in order to help more souls like Teli to come to the knowledge and love of God. God bless you for your continuous support.
The Bibles to Ghana ministry continues to bring many people to Christ every day, and is committed to bringing the Word of God to villages that have never before heard the Gospel. Click here to read more about this ministry in Ghana, Africa.
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