Under God’s Protection

On his missionary journey in Africa, the missionary Eugen Walfred experienced God’s protective hand in an impressive way. After a long day, he, his wife, and his daughter finally found shelter in a hut that had been made available to them for the night by the very suspicious natives. 

Throughout the night, it sounded like a raucous feast was being celebrated outside the hut. The next morning, when Walfred emerged into the daylight, he was approached by some of the village elders, who asked, “White Man, who is the other white man?”

“What other white man?” Walfred responded, thinking they meant one of the Belgian officers he intended to meet in the nearby fort.

“The white man who defended your hut,” they answered.

“What do you mean?” Walfred inquired, puzzled. “I’m the only white man in the hut.”

They shook their heads, explaining, “White Man, we lost a battle, and our chief was captured. We wanted to make a sacrifice last night and needed a virgin to do it, so when the women told us you had a white virgin in your hut, we decided to kill you and take the girl for the sacrifice. However, everytime we approached your hut, a white man stood in front of it and scared us away. Who is this great white man?”

“The great white man you saw,” realized Walfred, “was the great white spirit that is our God, who protects us wherever we go!”

What an incredible experience that shows us that even today the Lord can protect His messengers!

W. J. Smart

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