Remove your Charms

As we were walking from hut to hut in the village of Oloiborototo a Maasai mother, Nalari Molo Wiy came up to our group. She said through an interpreter, “I hear you are people of God. Would you please come and pray for my son, Rengoine Molo. He is sick with many diseases. He has been fainting daily. Last night was the worst incident we have had. We have taken him to the doctors and they have taken many tests. They say that there is nothing wrong with him, yet when we take him home he is still sick.” We went to pray for him at her boma (homestead). As we were praying for his healing, I sensed the Spirit of Jesus say, “The boy is wearing charms. I want to heal him, but these must be removed.” I stopped praying and opened my eyes. I asked the mother, “What are these items around Rengoine’s neck?” She explained that they were given to him by the Maasai traditional healers to ward off diseases. I stated that we were praying to God. If God were to heal, we might not know if it was God or these charms that brought the healing. I asked if it would be alright if we took them off. She said it would be ok. We cut off the necklaces and prayed again. She and her son come to our services everyday. I asked her on Friday, “How is your son?” She said, “He hasn’t been sick at all since you prayed on Monday.” She gave her testimony on Sunday before more then 300 community members at the first service in the new tabernacle. She said, “The preacher asked us to take off the charms if we believed God alone had the power to heal. We took them off. God has healed my son and he has not been sick once since we prayed.” 6js