Kaboo,
born in |
When Kaboo
was very young, his father lost a war, and Kaboo became a hostage. Soon his
father could pay, and the tribe returned Kaboo. Later when it happened again,
the tribe kept Kaboo for several years before his father could pay enough.
They treated Kaboo so badly that he never would speak to anyone about what
happened. |
When Kaboo
was about 15, he became a hostage once more. Twice his father came to the
victorious chief with all the ivory, rubber, and kola nuts he could find. But
the chief claimed it was not enough and would not release Kaboo. Instead, day
after day, he had him beaten with a thorny poison vine. |
At last,
since it was impossible for his father to pay any more, they planned to kill
the young prince. They decided to bury him up to his neck in the sand, and
then lure the driver ants to come and eat him. |
Just when
they were ready to begin his torture, a light flashed about Kaboo, blinding
his tormentors. A voice called to him, "Flee!" Kaboo escaped and
ran through the forest. After weeks in danger from wild animals and snakes
and hostile tribes, he found his way out of the forest. He had come to |
At |
Sammy learned
all he could about God from the missionaries he knew, but it wasn't enough to
satisfy him. Even though he had no money, he talked and prayed his way onto a
ship. It was sailing to |
The ship
stopped first at some African ports, but had many troubles and delays for
repairs. When it was finally on its way across the |
One man, a
big brute from Malay in the |
Sammy
didn't know that this Malay hated all blacks. He had been boasting to the
rest of the crew that he was going to kill Sammy as he had killed other
Africans before. Sammy was the only black aboard. |
As Sammy
stood before the man, the Malay raised his weapon. His chance had come to carry
out his boast! Sammy steadily looked into the man's eyes, making no move to
defend himself. Slowly, the Malay lowered his weapon and left the deck to
return to his bunk. |
Sometime
later, the Malay became desperately ill and was dying. Sammy went to the
man's bunk to pray for him. God healed the Malay--not only from his sickness,
but in his mind and spirit. God changed his hatred to love for Sammy. |
God used
Sammy to minister among the crew of the ship, in the churches of |
Sammy
Morris is still remembered at |
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From: They
loved their enemies by Marian Hostetler, pag. 40-42, 1988, Herald Press, |