Sacrificial Blessing

I have hired George, a believer, to manage the construction of a 1500 sq. ft. temporary building for the school. George was at the market buying wood for the construction 2 weeks ago when he noticed something strange. As the helpers were loading Ralph's truck, he got into conversation with them and realized that they were not ordinary workers but more like forced labor.

They were from U. and had come to K country to find work along with more than a million others. They were skinny and had been working for 7 months for only enough food to stay alive and work. Their passports were with the boss who would not release them until he the work was finished. Now these "slaves" were being sold to another boss for continued slave labor. George found these people the next day after looking in the village that they mentioned they were in the day before.

These four people made their escape back to their home country without passports because George had arranged for it at the border and talked with the bus driver. Total cost was about $100 which was one third of George's monthly salary. Talk about sacrificial giving. This is not an uncommon occurrence in KZ these days. Pray that as believers share the love of Christ in practical ways many would come to Jesus. Pray for the laws to work better and for the hearts of these K people to be broken.

- Anonymous, Central Asia