Evidence of New Life

 

Photograph of Landon Stokes and Landun
This story is from Mike and Libby Wild, missionaries to the Wano people in Papua Indonesia. It is especially dear to our hearts. In the summer of 2009, our son Landon visited the Wild family for a month. During this time, Landon met Landun, of which this story is about. At the time, Landun was not a believer in Yahweh.
Libby relates in her story:
A month ago one of the believers named Landun went to a far off hamlet to attend a feast. While he was there he became very sick with malaria and was not able to get back here for medicine. For over a week his already feeble body became weaker and weaker. When Mike finally got word of his sickness, he sent medicine off for him. He made it back to my house the other day, looking like a walking skeleton, but alive. In our front lawn as we were talking, he gave this testimony:
"I became so sick and I could not get up to walk back here for help. The people over there wanted to seek the evil spirits help, but I told them with a strong voice, "NO! Don't call on the spirits for me!" I told them that and I continually prayed to my father Yahweh to help me. I prayed to Him and He gave me the strength to get back to here. He is the one who has helped me and kept me alive."
Landon and Landun share the same name and the same father Yahweh. We rejoice to know Landun made it home to the loving care of Mike and Libby. Please keep his family and his ministry to the Wano people in your prayers.