Source: God Reports, December 14, 2016<\/p>\n
\u201cHajira\u201d was raised in a prominent, loving, Muslim family in the Middle East. One evening her family, along with their cooks, drivers, and servants, went out to the desert to enjoy an evening bonfire under the moonlight. It was an annual tradition, and this year they set up camp near some rocky hills.<\/p>\n
After dinner she went for a short walk through the desert with her brothers and sisters. Her father and mothers remained near the bonfire with the servants.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile we were walking, I knew something bite my leg,\u201d she recounts. \u201cWe saw a big snake moving fast after biting me.\u201d Within seconds Hajira became unconscious and they rushed her to the hospital. She lapsed into a coma that lasted four days.<\/p>\n
When she finally woke up she was unable to move and felt severe pain. \u201cI heard doctors discussing renal failure and increasing fibrinolysis. Nobody thought I would live.\u201d<\/p>\n
Listening to the doctors, Hajira began to lose hope and tried to prepare herself for death. \u201cI turned my face to the wall and wept. I did not want others to see my tears. I prayed to God for a painless death.\u201d Then she drifted off to sleep.<\/p>\n
While Hajira slept, something very unusual happened. An angel appeared to her and said, \u201cCall upon Jesus, the Son of the Most High, who was crucified and died for you and rose from the dead.\u201d<\/p>\n
The words of the angel irritated her. \u201cProphet Jesus, the son of Mary? He was not crucified; and also he was not greater than my prophet,\u201d she told the angel, reflecting her teachings under Islam.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are wrong,\u201d the angel replied. \u201cJesus is the Lord of the prophets. He is the true Savior. He can heal you from all sickness and save you from sin and death. Call upon him with your heart and mouth.\u201d<\/p>\n
When Hajira awakened she saw her brother standing beside her. \u201cDid you have a dream?\u201d he asked. \u201cI heard you were talking \u2026 something about the prophet Jesus?\u201d<\/p>\n
She described what the angel said in her dream. \u201cI thought he would become angry,\u201d she recounts, but his response surprised her.<\/p>\n
He said he had an experience with Jesus<\/a> in a dust storm when he and his team were involved in a military operation. The experience touched his heart and left him with many questions.<\/p>\n Hajira and her brother joined hands at the bedside, and he began to pray: \u201cJesus, if you are the true savior, show us the way. Jesus, if you are the true savior, forgive our sins. Jesus, if you are the true savior, heal both our physical and mental sickness. Jesus, if you are the true savior, send somebody to us for further guidance.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00bb Read full story<\/a> or see original story<\/a> (Bibles for Mideast).<\/p>\n \u00bb Readers might also appreciate a story about a Middle-eastern man who gave God five hours to prove himself<\/a> before he planned to commit suicide (Arab World Media). Another describes a movement among Gypsies who have moved from fortunetelling to fervent Christianity<\/a> (BBC).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Source: God Reports, December 14, 2016 \u201cHajira\u201d was raised in a prominent, loving, Muslim family in the Middle East. One evening her family, along with their cooks, drivers, and servants, went out to the desert to enjoy an evening bonfire under the moonlight. It was an annual tradition, and this year they set up camp … Continue reading MIDDLE EAST: Snake-bitten Woman Healed through Dream<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-briefs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6857"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6858,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6857\/revisions\/6858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}