Funeral

So, before we had left to go to a village in Bimbila, Mark (the missionary in that region) was telling us a story about a women. This is what happened...this lady was in a very pagan tribe, who practiced many demonic rituals. There is a church in this village and she went and God grabbed hold of her and changed her. This is a big deal because her family disowned her because of her decision to follow Christ alone. She was older in age and grew sick. The family decided to take care of her. However, the Christian leader in the village wanted to take her for prayer. The family said if she died with them it would not be good for the Christians. So, they took the lady (somewhere) for prayer (possibly to another village church, but unclear of where and how long). Well the women died becasue she was very ill. This was be a horrible thing to tell the pagan family that she died with the Christian prayer wariors. She was dead for a long time. They were bringing her back to the family and praying a miracle would happen. God worked a miracle and raised her back to lilfe for His glory. She stayed alive for a time after (maybe months? [Mark does not have great English so the time was unclear]) The first thing she asked when she came back to life is for prayer for her family that they would believe God and His power. God is working on her family now. They gave her a funeral when she died (which can last up to 40 days). We were asked to go in the room with the body to mourn with them. This was interesting. I know we do not understand everything God does, but everything He does do is for His glory. I have faith that the whole family will come to Christ through her death.