MISSIONARIES … Back is Donnie Laukhuf and Peter Norman. Front row is Jeanette Fischer, H.G. Strickland and Dr. Judy Hillis. Kenya team in Chicago ready for flight to Nairobi in February 2018. (PHOTO PROVIDED)
Story originally appeared: March 21st, 2018
By: Rebecca Miller
The team had the privilege of going to a Maasai Village near Tanzania. They were invited to a village where just two weeks before, the witch doctor had sacrificed a little boy. “While we were there the witch doctor got delivered!!!”
While in a slum area of Nairobi, called Pipeline, they preached every day right beside the garbage dump in the center of seven 10-story buildings. In H.G. Strickland’s March 14 report on Facebook, he recounted, “Many came to Christ, but more than 70 (that we are aware of) have been added to the local churches from the crusade in Nairobi and they are looking for new space to meet in.”
There were also many confirmed healings, including a woman who was instantly healed from a large cancerous neck tumor. She told everyone and the crowd doubled the next day. Others healed from HIV! Also tested and confirmed by Doctors were three who were healed of HIV. Strickland commented, “They have never seen or heard of anyone healed of HIV and this has caused much celebration and shock among the people.”
Laukhuf also shared about a lady who was on her death bed and her sister, who was at the crusade, saw a vision of her sister with angels. Afterwards she called the hospital to check on her sister and the doctor said she was up and walking around. One man on a 10th floor balcony was getting ready to jump to his death, stopped and chose to listen to the message. He came down for prayer, his suicidal depression lifted and it is reported that he is now going to a church.
One of the things that thrilled Laukhuf was that fifteen pastors set aside their differences and worked together. “It was great!” He said with excitement in his voice. “One Maasai pastor walked 60 miles to come and spend the crusade with us. He cares for five Tree Churches in that area, churches that actually have a specific tree under which they meet, instead of a building. There is no place like it!”
When sharing about his wife, Laukhuf explained that in 2016 she had a 10 millimeter aneurism in the center of her forehead, causing a stroke. She is now in a nursing home and they aren’t sure when or if she will get to come home. Despite the fact that he has witnessed amazing healings in Africa, Laukhuf speaks with confidence of his trust in God and His wisdom and timing. He of course hopes and prays for her healing and that they will get to be in their home near Wauseon together again, but speaks of God’s timing with a voice of peace.
Laukhuf stated that he hopes people will consider making themselves open to missions and that the result of this article will not have people talking about him, but about God and what He is doing around the world. “I sincerely say that any minister should pray about missions as it will define your ministry. But only go if God sends you. God will guide. Experience other cultures and what the rest of the world is like.”
Rebecca can be reached at publisher@thevillagereporter.com