A Great Big Miracle

When we arrived in Jordan last fall our first visitor was a member of the branch named Ban who came asking for money from the church to pay her bills.  Lynn told her he had no authority to pay anything from church funds and she should go to the branch president.  Since that time there have been constant requests from Ban and her husband for assistance from the church.  All this from a family who runs a candy store (initial start-up financed by the church), owns land and a big 2-story house.  Oh yes, they don't come to church very often.

Ban died two weeks ago.  On one of our last visits to see Ban in the hospital she asked us for money.

After she died we were expecting to receive a request from the family for the church to pay for the funeral, bills and food, etc.  In fact, President Amer already sent us an e-mail from Thailand approving the payment from fast offering funds.

Yesterday the first counselor in the branch presidency phoned Ban's husband to see if he was okay and ask what he could do to help.  He got a big surprise when Amjad told him they didn't need any help.  We couldn't believe it.

Then today when we went by the candy shop to see Amjad we told him he could sell the expensive oxygen machine the church bought for Ban and use the money to pay bills.  We had even arranged for a man to give him advice on how to do that. We got the shock of our lives when Amjad said he would not be selling the machine because wants to keep it and lend it to other families in Husn who might have a need.  We were speechless.  His change in attitude is a GREAT BIG MIRACLE.