Shaman turns to Jesus.
Beem had a position of power and esteem in his Lisu village in Southeast Asia. He is 50 and has been a shaman for 10 years. In 2024 Beem turned to Jesus after hearing about him on the radio, and via other villagers for the last 30 years!
The Lisu are an ethnic minority people in Asia, traditionally animistic they normally believe that spirits animate the earth and must be appeased constantly. Shamans become experts in witchcraft, but if they upset the spirits, they themselves will suffer. Beem had suffered a serious ailment for months and enlisted the help of another shaman. Beem was unconvinced of the destructive and expensive advice he received, and so turned to the teaching he had heard on the radio about a Saviour who “destroys the works of the devil.”
The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.
1 John 3:8
Beem put his faith in Jesus, and convinced his wife to follow. His ailment improved, and they were soon baptized by the village’s Christian leader. Please pray for their children and wider family.
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