誰的神是真的──印度死人复活的見證

　　在2002年十月號的《焦點之友》（Friends Focus）雜志中，“印度之友宣教禱告團隊”（FMPB）分享了一則真實的故事。

　　印度一名桑塔爾族男子信主后改名所羅門（Solomon Baski），雖然貧窮又沒受過完善教育，卻在地方堂會長老不在時負責崇拜，他的妻子也成為信心堅定的信徒并協助丈夫事奉。

　　今年九月，所羅門罹患瘧疾和黑熱病，藥石罔效，漸漸臥病不起，奄奄一息。非基督徒的親戚听說他病了就來探望，他們譴責所羅門夫婦因信基督教才會生這場病，要求兩人丟棄圣經和相關物品，并請巫醫來作法才會痊愈。妻子斷然拒絕，說：“即使我丈夫會死，我絕不讓巫醫進我家。耶穌一定會醫治我丈夫，在這件事上別人都幫不上忙。”爭論中，所羅門的呼吸突然順暢起來，親戚只好离開他家。

　　一周后，所羅門又喘不過气來，不久咽下最后一口气。安排后事的過程中，所羅門的親戚又出現，其中一人气哭了，說，就是因為所羅門的妻子不讓巫醫來，他才會死，另一人說：“把她也殺了。”于是他們圍毆她，有些朋友赶去勸架，妻子就逃到另一房間，閂上門，跪在地上禱告說：“求主垂看，不要讓你的名被藐視。讓我丈夫复活吧！”門外的人大吵大鬧叩她房門，而她卻在叩天上的門。

　　突然間，一切都靜了下來，妻子開門一探究竟，看見丈夫竟活過來，坐在病床上。從此再不必爭論“誰的神是真的”了。

　　今年年初，FMPB有七百名跨文化宣教士在印度的十九個省中与七百名當地的傳道人一起同工，共接触了一百四十六個族群。九月份，FMPB同工帶領了一千二百五十四人歸主，而今已有十七万四千六百九十八名信徒分屬于二千七百廿六個敬拜小組，他們二○○二年的目標是帶領三万九千九百五十人歸主，并且設立八百卅六個新的敬拜小組。

中文摘自[圣經与世界瞭望]，特此鳴謝！

A True Story

A dead man raised to life

Solomon Baski lay on his bed. He was dead. The whole village had gathered in his house. His wife and other women were weeping.

The news reached the surrounding villages. People were streaming in from different places to pay homage to the departed soul.

Solomon Baski hails from Beddia village in Jharkand State, India. He belongs to a tribe called Santhal. In spite of his poverty, he accepted Christ’s Lordship and was leading a witnessing life. Whenever the Church Elder was absent, he used to conduct the church service. His wife too was a strong believer in Christ.

Last month, Baski fell ill with Malaria. Also he had the attack of the deadly disease “Kala-zar”, which was caused by sand flies. He went to the doctor a few times. But they were not helpful. Finally, bereft of all strength, he committed himself to God’s care. He grew steadily worse and became bed-ridden.

When he was struggling for his life, his relatives came to his house. They accused his wife saying, “Because you accepted Christ, Baski has become like this. Listen and do what we say. Throw away the Bible and all things relating to it. We will bring a witch doctor. If we perform some religious ceremony through him, he will be alright.”

But the wife did not heed to their advice. She retorted, “Even if my husband dies, I will not allow a witch-doctor to enter my house. Jesus will surely heal my husband. No one else can help us in this matter”.

One week had passed since then. Again Solomon Baski suffered from breathlessness and soon he breathed his last. It was past 12 Noon. The man who was arranging the funeral was asking whether all had come.

A group of people was coming at a distance. The women were beating their breast and weeping. But the men in the group were angry.

One of them came to Solomon’s wife and was shouting, “You have killed Solomon by not allowing the witch-doctor to come”. Another man shouted, “Kill her also”.

Soon Solomon’s wife found herself surrounded by a hostile crowd. They began to beat her. Some people rushed to her help. She ran into another room and bolted the door inside.

The people outside were knocking at the door while she was knocking at the Heaven’s door.

Suddenly, there was pin-drop silence outside. Solomon’s wife opened the door and came out. Her husband got up and was sitting on the cot. Praise God!

Jesus is alive today. He is the same, yesterday, today and forever. Solomon Baski stands as a powerful testimony to God’s power to raise the dead to life.

(Courtesy: Friends Focus, FMPB Oct.2002)