Our FC Grace instructor Frank Chewe was riding a bus in a small town in Western Province, Zambia, alone with the driver. The driver asked, "where are you from?" Frank replied, "from Lusaka, the capital." The driver commented, "Oh that is far, what are you doing here?". Frank told him he was here to give a message to coaches. The driver asked what it was, and Frank shared the FC Grace Core Message with him as other people came on the bus and sat behind Frank. Frank explained the message of life below and above the line, that we are all stuck living below the line in bitterness, anger, and unforgiveness, and Jesus came to save us from this condition. That forgiveness breaks the chains of brokenness and bitterness and set you free.
Frank heard people crying behind him, and wondered what the crying was about. These people had been listening to Frank! One man who was sitting directly behind Frank, had been listening and was now crying as he held a bag of clothes. Franked asked why he was crying and the man replied "You speak of Jesus without referencing scripture but your message is very powerful in me". The man continued to tell Frank that his only son was recently murdered by coworkers in a fit of jealousy with a nail gun to his head. In the bag he held were the clothes of his only son and he was taking them to see the "sangoma", the witch doctor so that these men who killed his son would be put to death through witchcraft. He said to Frank, "I realize I cannot do this, this will gain me nothing". The man continued, "but you speak of forgiveness and you have put me to shame and I realize that we are all living below the line. Everyone here on this bus is hurting and living this life". Many others were now crying too.
Frank was emboldened and declared "Will you receive Jesus right now?" and the man replied "yes"- right there on the bus! Frank prayed over him, he affirmed accepting Jesus and Frank poured a water bottle over his head.
And then all 26 passengers who were crying on the bus and watching this also demanded to receive Jesus and Frank baptised them all! The bus driver then cried out, "I want Jesus too but I can't take my hands off the wheel" so Frank prayed with him as well and the bus driver also received Jesus. All the passengers were jumping up and down full of joy and the Spirit. Frank said the bus was shaking!
When the bus stopped the people were jumping up and down in excitement, yelling at people outside the bus, "there is a prophet of God here - we are saved". People came onto the bus to touch Frank, but he told the bus driver this is crazy we must drive on now.
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