From Words for Life: Healing the Wounds of the Heart.
Astounding changes occurred in the lives of Nyaboa people at a trauma healing seminar in Ivory Coast during the uneasy peace after the civil war.
Four former rebel soldiers had killed several local people. They asked three others to go with them to beg the victims’ families for forgiveness.
Another ex-rebel soldier had killed a pastor’s two children with his machete, because he didn’t want his brother to become a Christian. He repented and committed his life to God. Since the pastor was absent from the seminar, he asked for forgiveness from the pastor’s wife and relatives. They forgave him and prayed with him.
A group of young men had stolen from several pastors, hoping that this would make them leave the area. They thought the pastors’ prayers would spoil their fun. But during the seminar, God moved them to return all the stolen property to the owners – mattresses, barrels, radios, tools, kitchen utensils, all in good condition.
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