Ambili

This is an excerpt from a recent letter from the Abbots in Cameroon.

After church, we greeted all those involved and noticed Lendo, an older woman from our village, holding a small baby. We almost didn't recognize a baby we've all become very acquainted with. You see Ambili has been a very sick baby from birth. He is well over one year old and has not begun to walk. Before Christmas he was unable to hold up his head and his facial features were sunken in. Many children have passed him in weight and ability. We, as well as our teammates, have taken him to the hospital numerous times over the last year. Many times the people working at the clinic expressed to us their concern for him. A couple of times they told us that it would be unlikely that he would live much longer. So a couple of months before Christmas our teammate, Nathan, felt God impressing on him the desire to pray specifically for Ambili's healing. He shared that with me (Barry) on one of our jogs together and we all agreed to make that a primary subject in our prayers. We have been impressed, as well, to pray beyond this that Ambili would know Christ as his Healer and Savior and that he would tell others.

So when we saw him, we had to do a double take. What a change? Here he was holding his head up on his own. His face looked full and his wrists and ankles had meat on them. He even had a lively expression on his face. He looked a bit like his older brother Angu. Lendo saw that we were amazed and she said, 'Awa Jesua' which means 'because of Jesus'. A part of our prayer for Ambili has already been answered. Praise God with us for this answered prayer and please continue to pray with us the second part of this prayer. God is faithful.

Praise God that He chose to exercise His healing power in little Ambili's life. I truly believe that God has a plan for this little one's life. God has already revealed His ability to heal to "Mama Lendo" and to other Baka people. Let's join the Baka missionary team in praying that Ambili would know Christ as his Savior and would also tell others about God's power and love.