The power of forgiveness April 29, 2008
Posted by tonyrhodes in A hope and a future.add a comment
This is what happened to my friend Ali in Turkmenistan. Tragically, last year, his wife and young son were run over by a car and killed. Since that time he met with the driver of the car, and from the story Ali tells here, he has clearly forgiven the man; and not only that, but wonderful things have happened to the man’s family
“That day the relatives of Charimov Dovran, the young man who on October 5 drove into my wife and my little son and killed them. They asked what they could do for me and my daughter and I answered that the most and best they can do is to receive Jesus into their hearts.
On Friday January 4 by the grace of God I went to the settlement Shor-Gala which is situated near little town Gyok-depe to visit the Charimovs family. I preached there 1 Cor.13 and I said that only His love made our meeting possible. And after 4 hours of fellowship 15 of them received Jesus as their God and savior. We offered them New Testaments and Bibles for children in Turkmen language. We had enough for everybody. I am grateful to God that He allowed me to carry them the Good News despite those sad circumstances. Today we pray that Holy Spirit will give a special hunger for Word to those people and that this family will be a beginning of one more new church of His.
Praise the Lord! “
We were all very shocked to hear of the tragedy that happened to this lovely young family, and I am very glad that there is no bitterness in Ali’s heart, and he has found not only the power to forgive, but the power that forgiveness brings.
