Story - The Lost Man

A worker in Uzbekistan saw a homeless man sitting on the street and felt God's prompting to help him. He gave him some bread and asked after his situation. The man was evidently dehydrated, bruised and scared. The worker couldn't tell whether he was an alcoholic or if he was sick.

The worker brought him into his own house and gave him food and drink and helped him to wash. The man was confused as to where he lived. He said he had a sister and yet he couldn't find his way home.

Some people came and warned that the man should leave, for he was a drunk and would come back and steal from the house.

Eventually the worker decided to drive around with him in the area the man vaguely indicated. He recognised a street and a house and on approaching it the occupant ran out and up to the homeless man and embraced him with tears of joy.

The family told of their brother who had left the house 20 days earlier to get a magazine and had never returned. He was slightly retarded and had very bad eyesight. Posters had been put up and information given on the local radio station to help to trace the missing man, but without success.

The worker had the chance to share about the love of God, the prayers around the world being prayed for their nation and how God had heard the prayers. They wept together over the goodness of God and said that this worker would now be a member of their family. They explained that God had told them a man with a pure heart would bring back their brother.

The worker shared the gospel and prayed for them. The older sister said "May God give you a nation", to which the worker replied "That is my prayer, also".

Posted By : NIA