Last week when I was in Manzini I met a woman in KFC named Ruth. I met her by sitting next to her to ask if I could take the table when she left so I could have a place to eat with my friends. I never actually got around to asking her though. Instead I just decided to have a conversation to kill time with. I asked if she was meeting anyone else in town and she told me about her three children who were at the bank at the moment, the were on their way to come back and eat lunch with her. As she told me a little bit about her children and we talked for a few more minutes about what i was doing in Swaziland, i noticed she was stretching out her right leg a lot. I looked down and noticed she was wearing no shoe on her right foot and it appeared to be extremely swollen. Not wanting to be rude, I didn’t pay much attention to it, and didn’t ask her what was wrong.
Instead I asked her why she was in town today. Ruth said she was seeing a doctor about her foot. She told me it had been hit by a car (or run over) a few days before. The doctor said it was not broken, but only a fracture, so there was nothing he could do for her. I asked to pray for her and she gladly accepted. When I was finished praying she looked up and into my eyes as if trying to convey a secret that was only for me. then she spoke with out a single trace of doubt in her voice and eyes the words “He will heal me”. I nodded my head to agree and confirm her statement. A few minutes later I had to leave to meet a few team mates for lunch so I said goodbye and was on my way.
The words “He will heal me” echoed in my mind as I reviewed the past two months of my life. In almost every instance after praying for someone, whether it being at the hospital or at a care point, the words spoken after wards are always proclaiming hope, faith, and trust in God. Ruth challenged me that day to really believe what I pray. And have faith in God for him to answer my prayers when I call upon His holy name! I hope she can challenge you as well. Could you look into the eyes of Jesus and say to him beyond a shadow of a doubt you trust Him to take care of you?
