Matt, our base director of YWAM Boise, got a phone call last week from his friend who is a refugee from Iran, we'll call him Amir. It is not unusual for Matt to get calls from Amir, but this time he frantically told Matt that he had some unexpected visitors that came to his house the night before and he needed Matt's advice. He proceeded to explain that the two visitors were his mother-in-law and pregnant sister-in-law from Iran and he had no idea how they got to America. Now, you need to know that it is a very long, stringent process for refugees to be allowed into the US and there are 3 specific criteria for pregnant women: 1. There must be no known health problems with the baby 2. There must be no known health problems with the mother and 3. They must have approved health insurance. If all three of those criteria are met, then they might be allowed in. The crazy thing about Amir's wife's sister is that she was told by doctors in Iran that her baby had some kind of defect and she was high risk because of previous pregnancy troubles. Also, she had no insurance. So, with everything against her, she miraculously made it to her sister's house. Amir told Matt "God must have done this!" And asked him to pray for the baby and mother. The amazing thing is that Amir was a Muslim and he acknowledged Matt's God as the One who was working for them. Matt shared this amazing story with our YWAM Discipleship Training School and we all cried out to God, interceding for this baby and family on the day of their first doctor visit. We knew God was going to do a miracle because He had already done that by bringing them here and taking care of them even though they didn't know Him yet. Later that day we found out the result of the prenatal appointment. The baby was perfectly healthy!!! No defects were found and the mother was also healthy, nothing to worry about. God answered our prayers and we broke out in much rejoicing and praising the Lord!
We are so thankful to serve a God who answers prayer and regularly does the impossible because He cares for us all.
