Amazonian Wednesdays 🌴
Note: For those of you joining me recently, I want to mention that most of the stories that I release here on Amazonian Wednesdays are from over the twenty-three years that I have been a missionary in Iquitos, Peru. Once a month I share a very recent testimony, but the other Wednesdays are older ones. Today’s share is from June 2003:
*********************
“I didn’t have a choice about getting involved with this,” explained Luis, referring to his role as a curandero, or “healer.” His life consists of dedicating himself to demons and consulting them on how to cure those that come to seek him out for help with various maladies. All alone, he goes deep into the jungle three times a year to fast for weeks in a row, to consecrate himself to the spirits that he serves, and to ask them for more power.
Luis went on with his story, “I had a troubling illness in my sinus, and I went to the curandero to look for healing. The curandero chose me, and I have been under the obligation ever since to dedicate myself to this trade. I am not doing this because I wanted to. But after fifteen years, I have gotten used to it.”
A small group of us leaders from the church in Iquitos and a team from Lighthouse Church in the Chicago area were visiting Luis in his home. He lives in the town of Tamshiacu, an hour speed boat ride up the Amazon River from Iquitos. The Lighthouse team came to our area exclusively to pray strategically over the city of Iquitos and all places the Holy Spirit would lead them to. The day before they left to go back home, the Lord had taken us to this town.
After praying over the main town square, we had been introduced to the mayor and been allowed to Continue reading Jesus Loves Luis
Feeding On Jesus 