But, he was disappointed when at the end of his appeal in which he had put all his heart, he saw absolutely no answer to the love of the Savior, not even one interested soul. He announced to them that this God had provided the necessary sacrifice for the forgiveness of their sins by offering His only son on a cross.Īt the end of his speech, he called to salvation the small group of men, women, and children who had gathered before him to listen. The missionary then began to speak of a Spirit, a God filled with love, who wanted to save each of them from their sins. It amazed the villagers to see this stranger arrive without being invited! Nobody knew him, or had ever seen him before. One day, he decided to visit a village he had never reached before.īiking on paths through the bush, accompanied by his translator, he pedaled for long hours under the scorching heat of this part of sub-Saharan Africa, until he finally reached his destination. With all his heart, he preached the Gospel from village to village, accompanied by a translator when necessary, so as to be understood by the local population. They story is told as follows:Ī French missionary who lived there, would preach the Gospel every day in the villages surrounding Ouagadougou, the capital of the country, at the time about the size of a large village. This story happened at the end of the 1950’s. I would like to tell you a true story that took place in a country of West Africa formerly called Upper Volta, today known as Burkina Faso.