Frontline Chronicles :: January, 2020 :: Bizarre Stories from Nigeria :: Nathan & Dawn Pietsch

Bizarre Stories from Nigeria

 By Nathan D. Pietsch
www.frontlinechronicles.com
www.allsufficientgod.org

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Note: The following testimonies, videos, and photos are for the Glory of God and His Goodness. It is wonderful to partner with the Heavenly Father, Jesus, and Holy Spirit to help people move from dark to light, bondage to freedom, and struggle to destiny.

I spent the entire month of January in the African nation of Nigeria. It was my fifth mission trip there. I plan to give a full update in next months edition of Frontline Chronicles. If you have ever been to a developing country, many of the luxuries we take for granted are non-existent. It is a difficult place to stay, but the people are desperate for the Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit. This makes the ministry very exciting.

Before missionaries carried the Gospel of Jesus Christ to Africa, the people served and worshipped hand-made idols and practiced witchcraft. This is still laced deeply into their culture. It is not uncommon to see chicken sacrifices, evil incantations, and sorcery on Nigerian television. Africa indeed is a spiritual playground.

I heard many testimonies describing horrible curses high level witches and warlocks placed upon others. The tactic of the devil is to steal, kill, and destroy (John 10:10). I witnessed a man whose right leg was about two times the size of the other due to swelling. I asked him how he hurt his leg. He replied, “I didn’t hurt it. My enemy used witchcraft and cursed the ground I walked on. After this, my leg swelled.”

In another situation, a woman was pregnant with the same child for four years. She was unable to give birth. The baby was miraculously alive. I had never seen a person with such a protruded belly from being pregnant. The sights one sees on the mission field are astounding. However, God shows up in powerful ways.

Note: The pictures below are from Nathan’s previous mission trips to Nigeria. Stay tuned for a full coverage of this mission trip next month.

The Year of the Mouth

By Dawn R. Pietsch

Welcome to the New Year of 2020! When I hear the words 2020, I think of vision, but there is way more meaning to this! It's looking into this year... and speaking to the things that are not, as though they were (Romans 4:17). Many people are calling this year, "The Year of the Mouth!" Second Corinthians 4:13 says, "I believed and therefore I spoke."

It's about speaking, as God's son's and daughters, made in His image, in His likeness, speaking forth what God is saying! Our words must always align with God's Word, His truth! All of creation is eagerly awaiting for the son's and daughters of God to come into maturity, to be revealed (Romans 8:19). It's a "wake up time" for the Bride of Christ, the Bridegroom is coming for us, and He wants to be pleased by what He sees.

Do we have faith on earth to do what He says? Is our faith pleasing Him? It's impossible to please God without faith according to Hebrews 11:6. In Luke 17:5, the apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our Faith!" We are called to do so much more than we are presently doing... Saving the lost, healing the sick, creative miracles, advancing His Kingdom! "Yes Lord, 'Increase our Faith!'" We welcome you, Holy Spirit!