2 Corinthians 5:17

2 Corinthians 5:17-Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

We’ve been interviewing the chaplains for a project to raise support & we’ve been hearing their testimonies of how they became born again and came to the chaplaincy program. I gotta say that I’ve heard some crazy testimonies before but nothing like these guys. One guy in particular is a 22 yr old guy named Robert. Robert was raised as a Muslim & at a young age he wanted to be a soldier in the SPLA (Sudanese People’s Liberation Army). He joined as soon as he could and became a notorious killer. His father was killed when he was young and that caused him to turn towards violence. He wanted to be invincible with a lot of power so someone suggested he go see a witch doctor. The witch doctor cut him open on his thigh and both arms to insert some kind of witch craft charm. All he had to do was tap on the places of the charms and he says he would become so powerful and could kill anyone. He spent a few years as a commander in the SPLA and was well know for his violent side. He’s killed many many people including children. One day when he was at the army barracks and a FRM chaplain stopped by. The chaplain was told of Robert’s reputation so the chaplain walked over to him and shared Jesus with him. At first Robert just laughed at the chaplain but he didn’t give up on Robert. To make a long story short, after having several dreams of Jesus calling out to him, Robert finally accepted Christ and 4 days later joined the chaplaincy program. Robert had 2 of the 3 witch craft charms removed from him but because he wasn’t quite sure if this “Jesus thing” was trustworthy he wanted to keep one just in case one of the chaplains turned on him; he would be able to kill them. For the first few months he was struggling spiritually and wasn’t sure why. Every time the chaplains prayed “in the name of Jesus” his body would start to shake. He realized that because he still had the witch craft charm on his arm he was unable to be completely given over to Christ. So he removed the charm from his arm and threw it in the river. Robert finally surrendered to Christ and is now a changed man. The President has invited him to share his testimony with the SPLA soldiers and to share the Gospel with them. It’s so evident that God has huge plans for Robert. I didn’t give you all the incredible details of his testimony because there’s just so much, but as I was talking with him I was seeing God being glorified in him. Even I was amazed by God’s ability to completely turn someone who seemed so far gone in the wrong direction, towards the right direction. All these guy’s testimonies are filled with stories of witch craft, lives threatened by Muslim parents, ex-street kids, ex-drunkards, and almost all of them first heard of Christ by visions or dreams they had. God will stop at nothing when it comes to saving the lost. When the laborers are few God uses other means to lead people into salvation.