In a time of great need, God told us to praise him

Woman Alive deputy editor, Jemimah Wright shares a story of provision that taught her an important spiritual lesson.

In 2010 I travelled to war torn Angola to write the biography of Marcia Gomes, a Brazilian missionary, who with her husband had pioneered a Youth With a Mission work, caring for the poor in Lobito. Marcia shared a story with me that has stayed with me ever since.

This is what she said: ‘It was near the end of 2000, and my husband Marcos and I had been missionaries in Angola with YWAM since 1991. We had been through war, malaria, and ambushes from rebel forces, but this was the first time we had to face the prospect of no food and water, and no way to get the supplies we needed. We only had enough food for one more meal, but after that the cupboards would be bare and there was no money to buy anything. The government had not supplied electricity for a week so we also had no water, as our water pump was electric.