Pastor Prayers Sparked a Fresh Start in God’s Love

WILLS POINT, TX – Pastor prayers can plant hope where old habits once felt necessary. Seamore and Seida feared losing safety and harvest, so they kept sacrificing. Then they received Scripture, felt a new desire to learn, and found a new family of faith through fellowship.

Another year came and went; another animal was purchased and sacrificed. Seamore and Seida thought they needed this sacrifice to ensure blessings on their family.

The husband and wife, residents of a rural village, cultivated rice and various other crops. To preserve their safety and prosperity—and perhaps to assuage the fear of losing a harvest—Seamore and Seida sacrificed animals in hopes their deities would bless them.

Then one day, Seamore and Seida heard a knock on their door. GFA pastor Nefen stood outside. Like other GFA pastors, Pastor Nefen saw to the needs of his community and offered people help and hope. As the pastor shared about God’s love, Seamore and Seida listened. A strange feeling washed over the pair. It was a feeling, Seamore told his wife later, he had never felt before in his life.

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