When Dwight Powell, founder and president of HMI, recently returned from a trip to Haiti, he told an amazing story of having reached out to a local voodoo witchdoctor with the love of Christ. (The witch-doctor is the man standing next to Dwight in the picture above, second from right.)
Dwight had been involved with distributing thousands of pounds of rice and beans to local community leaders for them to parcel out to their residents. Realizing that there was a witchdoctor holding voodoo ceremonies on a hilltop nearby, Dwight felt the Spirit's nudging to bless this man with food for him and his people. When he insisted that the witchdoctor come out of the meeting so they could talk, the voodoo leader was noticeably angry. Not to be deterred, Dwight told him (through an interpreter) that because his God had blessed him so much he wanted to, in turn, bless the witchdoctor with food and water so he could give it to his people. Dwight emphatically stated that our God is a god of abundance. Begrudgingly, the witchdoctor accepted the food. The next day, he came to visit unexpectedly. To Dwight's surprise and delight, he heard these words, "I want to change gods." When asked why, the witchdoctor explained, "My god is an angry god and causes the ground to rumble and split, destroys our homes, hurts our people and causes them to be hungry. Your God sends the blan (white man) in the bird (helicopter) and brings us food and water. I want to change gods." This lifelong witchdoctor was then led to the Lord!
We are praising God for His amazing blessings and for how He is changing lives. Please keep Dwight and the HMI team in your prayers as they continue to minister to those hurting in Haiti.
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