谁的神是真的──印度死人复活的见证

　　在2002年十月号的《焦点之友》（Friends Focus）杂志中，“印度之友宣教祷告团队”（FMPB）分享了一则真实的故事。

　　印度一名桑塔尔族男子信主后改名所罗门（Solomon Baski），虽然贫穷又没受过完善教育，却在地方堂会长老不在时负责崇拜，他的妻子也成为信心坚定的信徒并协助丈夫事奉。

　　今年九月，所罗门罹患疟疾和黑热病，药石罔效，渐渐卧病不起，奄奄一息。非基督徒的亲戚听说他病了就来探望，他们谴责所罗门夫妇因信基督教才会生这场病，要求两人丢弃圣经和相关物品，并请巫医来作法才会痊愈。妻子断然拒绝，说：“即使我丈夫会死，我绝不让巫医进我家。耶稣一定会医治我丈夫，在这件事上别人都帮不上忙。”争论中，所罗门的呼吸突然顺畅起来，亲戚只好离开他家。

　　一周后，所罗门又喘不过气来，不久咽下最后一口气。安排后事的过程中，所罗门的亲戚又出现，其中一人气哭了，说，就是因为所罗门的妻子不让巫医来，他才会死，另一人说：“把她也杀了。”于是他们围殴她，有些朋友赶去劝架，妻子就逃到另一房间，闩上门，跪在地上祷告说：“求主垂看，不要让你的名被藐视。让我丈夫复活吧！”门外的人大吵大闹叩她房门，而她却在叩天上的门。

　　突然间，一切都静了下来，妻子开门一探究竟，看见丈夫竟活过来，坐在病床上。从此再不必争论“谁的神是真的”了。

　　今年年初，FMPB有七百名跨文化宣教士在印度的十九个省中与七百名当地的传道人一起同工，共接触了一百四十六个族群。九月份，FMPB同工带领了一千二百五十四人归主，而今已有十七万四千六百九十八名信徒分属于二千七百廿六个敬拜小组，他们二○○二年的目标是带领三万九千九百五十人归主，并且设立八百卅六个新的敬拜小组。

中文摘自[圣经与世界瞭望]，特此鸣谢！

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)