Dan opened the taxi door, “Omar, Good to see you again! What a great surprise!”
One year ago, Dan and his wife, Desiree, met Omar when he gave them a ride to the local market near their home. While Omar drove, they shared the Gospel with him through stories and their own personal testimony. Omar seemed open to the Gospel but wasn’t interested in discussing it further. When Dan and Desiree were about to arrive at the market, Dan offered to pray for Omar in Jesus’ name.
This event was typical of the daily answered prayer of Dan and Desiree. They live in Indonesia primarily to share the Gospel with Muslims and to train other believers to do the same. Now, a year later during Ramadan, Dan and Desiree had a second chance encounter with Omar. After asking how Omar and his family were doing, Dan started to share with him again. Omar stopped him and said he still remembered the story!
Dan continued to share more stories about Jesus with Omar and discussed Ramadan with him. When they arrived at their home, Dan and Desiree started to get out of the car. Omar stopped them and asked if they would pray for him again. He remembered that, too! Dan prayed for Omar, encouraged by this encounter.
With this second encounter, Dan and Desiree were reminded of 1 Corinthians 3:7. We never know what will happen as we tell others about Jesus; only God knows. Because of this, it is essential to share the Gospel’s Good News with anyone and everyone we encounter and pray that God will bring fruit from it.
Ways to Pray for Indonesia:
- Pray that Christians in Indonesia will boldly share the Gospel with everyone they encounter.
- Pray that the Holy Spirit will open the hearts of those who hear the Good News so that they will believe in Jesus’s death and resurrection.
- Pray that those who hear the Good News will be bold to share with their friends and family.
- Pray that God would open Omar’s heart and receive the Gospel.
