Testimony Samuel

While my wife Ruth was teaching Bible school near Nairobi, Kenya she had an unusual student.
Ruth hasd a student in her class by the name of Samuel. He comes from Northern Kenya and is from a Muslim family. His father has four wives with 21 children so far.
One day during breakl Ruth sat down with him to get his testimony.
Samuel married a girl from his village while he was in the Kenyan Army. When his wife delivered their first child his wife went insane. She had to be tied to her bed with ropes around her wrists and around her neck because she was wild and unrestrainedly.
Samuel tried every doctor that was available, both medical and psychiatric doctors, from all over the country of Kenya. He spent a lot of money for doctors. They all told him the same thing, she was insane and there was nothing that could be done for her. She would only get worse and he should abandon her and think of the child.
One day about five months after the birth of the child a man came to his Army base and asked for him by name. The man found Samuel and asked him if he could go to his home. Samuel didn't want to take him home because of his wife, but after persistence, he relented and took the man home. He had never seen him before and had no idea who he was.
Samuel gave him a meal and the man asked Samuel if he would go to church with him the next day, which was Sunday. At that point Samuel said that he was so desperate that he would try anything so he agreed.
It was getting late in the day and the man asked if he could spend the night with Samuel and then go to church together tomorrow.
The next day they went to church and somehow the man left Samuel alone and went somewhere else where Samuel couldn't see him. Samuel has never seen the man since that morning.
Samuel said that he had no idea what the service was about because he sat there and cried during the whole service.

Samuel went home after the service and when he arrived at home and walked into the house he saw his wife sitting on the edge of the bed. He asked the woman who took care of his wife why she was untied. The woman replied that she asked a while ago if she could be untied because she felt better.
Samuel couldn't wait to get to church the next Sunday. The pastor asked if there were any visitors and Samuel stood and asked for prayer. They told him to come forward and they laid hands on him and prayed for him. Samuel was born again during that service.
Samuel went home and when he walked into the house his wife was sitting in front of the mirror combing her hair. She had not done anything to herself since the baby was born five months ago; she had to be taken care of by someone else.
From that time on Samuel's wife has led a normal life and is completely well. To this day she still has the rope marks around her wrists and neck.
His wife had planned to go to Bible school with Samuel but she got pregnant and has put that idea aside.
Samuel transferred to our Bible school from another school so he could get a four-year degree. He plans to go back to his village and preach to the Muslim people. Ruth asked him if his wife was in agreement with his dream and he said that she was.
Ruth has a soft spot in her heart for Samuel and from what she tells me Samuel has a lot of respect for her. He is one of the nicest fellows you could ever meet. He has a very gentle spirit and a very good sense of humor. He greets both of us everyday at school and is very cordial and all of the students love him.
With the testimony he has, wouldn't it be fun to follow his progress as he goes back home to preach.

We'll catch up to Samuel to see how he is doing later.