{"id":7746,"date":"2012-03-13T11:35:32","date_gmt":"2012-03-13T11:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faceofmalawi.com\/?p=7746"},"modified":"2012-03-13T11:35:32","modified_gmt":"2012-03-13T11:35:32","slug":"matt-in-malawi-the-prison-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.faceofmalawi.com\/index.php\/2012\/03\/13\/matt-in-malawi-the-prison-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt In Malawi &#8211; The Prison Break"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Ok, it wasn\u2019t really a physical prison break of the\u00a0Alcatraz\u00a0magnitude. But hang with me for this \u201cMatt in Malawi\u201d story, I know you\u2019ll love it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"widows visit\" src=\"http:\/\/rachelwojo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/widows-visit-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Upon watching the hours of video coverage my man brought back from Africa, my heart opened to his journey in an unexpected way. \u00a0Throughout the viewing, tears flowed freely down my cheeks. \u00a0The visit to the village widows seemed almost surreal as I watched Matt give his testimony to those gathered. \u00a0The widows were expecting my husband\u2019s small team of short term missionaries and they eagerly rolled out their best,providing seating on the porch for protection from the elements. \u00a0Then they sat down on handmade mats on the ground, in the muggy heat, and prepared to listen to everything the missionaries had to say and sing.<\/p>\n<p>The widows have very little to call their own. \u00a0Material possessions are few and far between as they attempt to live off the land in order to provide for their children. \u00a0Their husbands are gone\u2026taken mostly by disease. The women look out for each other and make the most of every scrap they have.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"widow testimony\" src=\"http:\/\/rachelwojo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/widow-testimony1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Two of the widows told their own God stories of healing and protection, interpreted to \u00a0English for the mission team. \u00a0The worship team sang a couple songs in English and lifted the name of Jesus, at which point, the widows started to stand and clap.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Then the widows, who had listened intently to the mission team as they sang and testified, took their turn at praising the Lord. \u00a0Every inch of their bodies lifted praise to God as they\u00a0worshiped\u00a0and adored their Savior, singing with all their hearts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At this point in the video, the tears are blinding as my mind immediately turns to the story of Paul and Silas, stripped, beaten and bound in prison. \u00a0Acts 16 provides the detail to this treacherous event. Paul and Silas have been placed with their feet in the stocks because the prison keeper has been charged to keep them safely. \u00a0 At midnight, Paul and Silas decide it is high time for praise and worship. They pray and begin to sing praises to God when suddenly an earthquake shakes the foundation of the prison, opening all the doors and breaking all the prisoners\u2019 bands. The prisoners were set free, but they didn\u2019t leave. Instead, they chose to take the opportunity of freedom to share the Gospel.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C9EzUSgKm_s?feature=player_embedded\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ok, it wasn\u2019t really a physical prison break of the\u00a0Alcatraz\u00a0magnitude. 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