God Overcomes An Assault On A Kyrgyz Pastor Growing In Prayer

I watched God do a miracle! 

John Eldridge suggests in his book, Waking The Dead, "The devil knows what you could be and fears it."  So he attacks our hearts, seeking to keep us from serving God.  I watched this scenario unfold with Gani, the young Kyrgyz church planter, who was my host and translator last April.  Two weeks after the Kyrgyz trip I received a call from Gani.  He was sobbing with terror.  He and his two daughters, Mariam and Deborah were in a car accident.  Gani was fine, but his daughters had severe head trauma and were in surgery.  Mary Lynne and I prayed in that moment.  We then contacted all of our prayer partners (80 intercessors) from our Kyrgyz trip, requesting they pray for Gani's two little girls.  I called several hours later and heard that they both made it through their surgeries alive, but the Doctors gave Gani no hope that they would live beyond three days.  Searching to make sense of this tragedy Gani asked, "Is this spiritual attack?' 'Why is this happening?"  I told him I didn't know and that this was a time to seek the goodness and power of God.

For two weeks I contacted Gani and updated the Kyrgyz Prayer Team daily.   Thirty days later the girls are home.  After a series of brain scans, Mariam is completely healed.  Deborah's brain and skull has healed well.  The Doctor wants to see her again in August.  There was a little bit of fluid on her brain but there appears to be no physical or mental damage whatsoever with Deborah.  God has healed her through the faithful prayers of the saints!  The Nero-surgeon said that only 7% of people with the severity of head trauma Deborah endured live.  

Greater is He who lives in us than he who lives in the world.  The evil one sees what could be if Gani becomes a man of prayer and the impact it would have on Kyrgyz church and he fears it.  The devil tried to destroy the lives of his two daughters and thereby Gani's heart.  In the end God exalted Himself as the LORD who Heals, Yahweh-rophe!  Gani and his wife Sofia have seen the mighty hand of God at work in their lives and the lives of their daughters.