Kulumikizana
Cameroon 1973: Ndi Lamlungu m'mawa ndipo anthu a m'tchalitchi chachikristu akulambira limodzi. Amaona kuti akusowa chinachake m'moyo wawo ndi Mulungu - kulalikira kwauma. "Bwerani, tiyeni tipemphere kwa Mulungu kuti atitumizire yankho," ankatero mmodzi wa atumikiwo. Iwo amapemphera kwa Mulungu kaamba ka thandizo ndi chitsogozo, pambuyo pake mmodzi wa amunawo akutulutsa kabuku kakang'ono kamene iye wakhala akunyamula m'thumba mwake. Pa iyo pali adiresi ya gulu la okhulupirira ku France. "Zingakhale yankho la mapemphero athu," mwamunayo akutero mwachiyembekezo, ndipo akuganiza zolankhulana ndi okhulupirira amenewa ku France.
Kodi ndipita kuti kuchokera pano?
Cameroon 1978: Claude ali ndi zaka makumi awiri ndi chimodzi. Iye akhala pansi pa benchi m'nyumba yakale ya tchalitchi, ndipo pamene akumvetsera uthengawo, mtima wake umapsa ndi chikhumbo cha kukhala ndi moyo kaamba ka Yesu. Iye amapemphera kwa Mulungu ndipo amatembenuzidwa. "Machimo anga akhululukidwa!" amadziganizira yekha akumwetulira.
Papita milungu ingapo, ndipo akupitiriza kudzifunsa kuti: "Kodi ndikupita kuti kuchokera pano?" Pamene akuyenda kupita kutchalitchi, sakudziwa kuti Lamlungu lino, funso lake lidzayankhidwa.
Atatenga malo ake pa benchi, Claude akuyang'ana mozungulira. Mu mzere wakutsogolo khalani azungu awiri. Iye ali ndi chidwi, koma sangathe kuthandiza koma kudabwa. Malingaliro ake amapita kwa amishonale ambiri amene abwera kudziko lake. "Amabwera ndi ndalama," Claude akuganiza. "Amaona kuti ndife osauka, Africa ndi wosauka. Ndipo anthu anga amakonda kwambiri ndalama kuposa kulalikira."
"Ichi ndi choonadi, Claude!"
Pasanapite nthawi yaitali kuti mmodzi mwa amuna awiriwo apemphedwe kunena chinachake. Pafupifupi nthawi yomweyo, Claude akuona kuti pali chinachake chosiyana ndi munthu ameneyu. "Sitisonyeza kuti timakonda Mulungu tikabwera kwa Iye n'kunena kuti, 'Wokondedwa Mulungu, ndikhululukireni machimo anga onse, ndipo muwaponye m'nyanja ya kuiwala.' N'zoona kuti tiyenera kuchita zimenezo, koma umenewo si umboni wakuti timakonda Mulungu." "Tikalola Mawu a Mulungu ndi Mzimu kutisonyeza kudzikonda kwathu, kunyada, kudzikuza, chidetso, ndi zina zotero ndipo timavomereza ndi kulapa kuchokera ku izo, ndiye kuti timayamba kusonyeza kuti timakondadi Mulungu!"
Mawuwo amalankhula ndi mtima wa Claude pamene akumvetsera mosamalitsa. Chinachake mkati mwake chimalankhula mokweza ndi momveka bwino. "Ichi ndi choonadi, Claude! Iyi ndi njira yopita. Munthu ameneyu wadzala ndi mantha a Mulungu, ndipo akulankhula zoona!"
Mwamunayo akupitiriza kuti, "Iwo owongoka mtima adziyesa okha. Ndiyeno Mzimu Woyera akhoza kuwasonyeza choonadi chonena za iwo eni, kumene adakali omangidwa ku uchimo, ndiyeno choonadi chingawachititse kumasuka ku uchimo!" (Yohane 8:32.)
"Wopanda uchimo." Awa ndi mawu amene Claude sanamvepo, ndipo amamudzaza ndi chimwemwe. Iye sangadikirire mpaka mapeto a utumiki kuti alankhule ndi amuna amenewa ndi kupeza zambiri zokhudza moyo umene akulalikira. Moyo - moyo wa banja ndi moyo waumwini - wopanda uchimo!
Zochitika zaumwini
Cameroon 1982: Kuyenda sikophweka, palibe intaneti komabe, ndipo makalata amatenga mwezi umodzi kuti atumize ndi kulandira, koma Claude ndi mmodzi mwa amuna ochokera ku France, Arild, amapitiriza kulemberana kawirikawiri. Claude akufunitsitsa kuphunzira zambiri ponena za Chikristu chimenechi, ndipo Arild amatenga nthaŵi yoyankha mafunso ake mwatsatanetsatane.
Kenako Claude anayamba kuchitapo kanthu pa moyo wake. Tsiku lina, pamene akulankhula ndi mwamuna wina m'tauni, amaona kuti ayenera kugawana zimene zamusangalatsa kwambiri. Iye anati, "Ndikayesedwa kuti ndikwiye, mwachitsanzo, ndiyenera kuvomereza kuti mkwiyo ndi tchimo, kenako ndimatenga mtanda wanga n'kunena kuti Ayi!" "Kodi ndiwe m'busa?" mwamunayo akufunsa. "Sindine m'busa," Claude akuyankha, "Ndine Mkhristu."
Mbewu yomwe inakula
Zinayamba ndi miyoyo yochepa yomwe inali ndi chidwi ndi choonadi. Mbewu inafesedwa pamene anthu onga Arild analalikira mawu a Mulungu m'njira yosavuta ndi yomveka bwino. Amuna amenewa sanapereke ndalama; iwo analalikira mawu a Mulungu ndipo anali zitsanzo zamoyo za mawu a Mulungu.
M'kupita kwa nthawi, Claude ndi ena anamvetsetsa kuti ndi tchimo lawo lomwe linali kuwapangitsa kukhala osakondwa, ndipo mbewuyo inakula pamene anaphunzira kutenga mtanda wawo ndi kunena kuti Ayi ku tchimo limene anayesedwa. (Mateyu 16:24.) Iwo anaphunzira kuchita mawu a Mulungu mokhulupirika mosavuta kunyumba, kutenga nkhondo yozindikira yolimbana ndi uchimo pomvera Mulungu pamene palibe wina aliyense amene anali kuyang'ana, ndipo posapita nthaŵi mawu a Mulungu anakhalanso miyoyo yawo. Ena anaona chinachake chosiyana mwa iwo ndiyeno awa ankalakalakanso moyo womwewo.
Mbewuyo inapitiriza kukula, kenako inayamba kubala zipatso. Amuna ndi akazi ameneŵa analandira chimwemwe chachikulu chimene sanakumanepo nacho kale, chimwemwe ndi chimwemwe chimene chinadza pamene anaphunzira kukhala ndi moyo umene sanagonje konse ku machimo amene anayesedwa, moyo wa ufulu ku uchimo!
"Kuuza kapena kulalikira chinachake ndi chinthu chimodzi, koma payenera kukhala moyo kumbuyo kwa zomwe mumanena. Choyamba khalani ndi moyo - pambuyo pake mutha kuthandiza anthu. Ndiyenera kukhala wolungama m'moyo wanga wobisika ndikukhala ndi mgwirizano ndi Mulungu - choyamba !!" (Claude, 2012.)