Visitation Yields Transformation
By MARY AHN
I remember it, like it was yesterday, when the Lord distinctly called me to the nations. I was a junior in High School and was invited to visit Heidi Baker and the Iris team in Pemba, Mozambique. A transformation mission team from HIM, led by Pastor Mark Tubbs and my dad, were in Pemba doing healing crusades with Iris Global. Iris was in the beginning stages of developing their international ministry school. In those days there were no dorms, barely any running water, and no plumbing. Our team got a first-hand glimpse of the harsh day-to-day life of the local Mozambique people as we camped in 100-degree weather, in the back of the bush-bush. My time in Africa left an indelible impression on my heart, one that could never be replaced by any other experience. Suddenly, my heart burned for the poor and destitute, the children who lost their parents to AIDs, the demonically possessed, and those who were broken in spirit.
Flying back home from Pemba, Mozambique, I found myself completely depleted from what was diagnosed as malaria. Half-dazed and utterly dehydrated, I heard what could have only been the audible voice of God, saying,“ Mary, you will be a secular missionary to the world and you are going to reach many with the tools I will be giving you.” Immediately, I knew( that I knew) the Lord would be sending me to the nations as
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