By Mark Ellis
When the wind and the waves threatened to swamp a boat filled with refugees fleeing the Middle East, Jesus made a dramatic appearance to them and calmed the waters, saving their lives.
The truly amazing account is from Erick Schenkel, executive director of the Jesus Film Project.
“A group of refugees fleeing the fighting in the Middle East were jammed into several pontoon boats. They were trying to make it across the Aegean Sea to Greece,” Schenkel recounts.
The seas were extremely rough and dangerous and some of the boats in this small armada capsized.
The report is reminiscent of a similar storm on the Sea of Galilee described in the Gospel accounts, when “A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped.” (Matthew 4:37)
The refugees were afraid, just as Jesus’ fellow travelers were frightened.
“But the people in one boat cried out to God. Suddenly, a ‘shining heavenly figure’ appeared in the boat,” Schenkel reports. “The entire boat knew it was Jesus.”
Then something miraculous happened. Jesus calmed the storm!
“From that point the sea became calm and peaceful, and they finally landed safely on shore.”
In the biblical account, Jesus “rebuked the winds and the waves and it was completely calm. The men were amazed and asked, ‘What kind of man is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!’”
The present-day refugees were so convinced that the heavenly figure was truly God, they all wanted to become followers of Jesus, according to the report.
Many weeks later, the refugees were meeting together in a discipleship group, sharing the remarkable story with their Bible teacher—a former jihadist who is now a Christian.
“By the thousands, Iraqi and Syrian refugee families who have survived their trek over land and sea must now spend their nights in abandoned buildings, store fronts, garages, open spaces or tents. In camps without electricity, they often sit in darkness,” Schenkel reports.
The Jesus Film Project is currently distributing solar-powered “Light Their World” LED lamps throughout the refugee camps. The lamps include a built-in audio player and speaker with 200 hours of audio memory containing the “JESUS” film.
“A worker didn’t have time to explain to a refugee that there was an audio player contained in the lamp. The next day, the refugee told the worker with joy, ‘You didn’t just give me light, you gave me The Light of the World!’ That worker said the need is huge and growing, that they could use 50,000 lamps for refugees right now.”
For more about the Jesus Film Project’s work with refugees, go here
Love this! I pray for the refugees flooding into Greece that God will keep them, protect them, and introduce Himself to them. I did not visualize this sort of introduction, but SO glad that God did!
Thank You Jesus. Please Lord, don’t let any more refugees drown at sea..please!
Praying with you bro
What about all those who do drown? Has Jesus forsaken them?
Let us keep praying,God answers prayers
Praying with you bro
May God lead and protect you all on your straight path to Heaven in the name of Jesus Christ.
It is gratifying for children of God to see sinners turning to Christ. Joining you to pray that many more do so but we must not relent our effort in exposing the gospel of salvation any time any where.
This reminds me of the bigger picture that I forget when just listening to news reports of the chaos occurring in that part of the world. I want to help. If anyone knows of a legitimate organization that is working for Jesus Christ over there, please let me know.
Jesuits refugees! God bless You!
The JESUS Film project is spreading GODS word and this is who this came from, and as near as I can tell they are sincere and doing a great work
http://www.merf.org/
Awesome God! May your name be praised now and forever, Amen.
He’is alive and He does the same things as He did 2000 years ago!Alleluia!
We have to ask Him!
Amazing! God is at work. Even at this day and age He never stop doing miracles.
Is there an interview with those who would back up the claims in this story? I’d love to see that.
Too often stories are posted on the internet and repeated as true. Only later do we find out that the story was a hoax.
I hope this is not one of those times.
The source for this, JESUS Film Project, is a very credible organization. They will not put out a story unless they personally interviewed the eyewitnesses. They will not publish accounts based on hearsay.
vercinegtorix, Jesus does not forsake anyone. We as mere mortals have no insight into the divine plan of God, nor should we question it. We are however to be faithful children and call on him in prayer and worship. Don’t be bitter, rejoice!
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