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And the Word Came with Power, 2006 publication [Paperback] Joanne Shetler and Patricia Purvis

FROM BACK COVER: God, show yourself stronger than the spirits For years, Joanne Shetler had prayed that prayer And now the village was in an uproar Two old women who were powerful spirit mediums had decided to worship God The spirits were angry and the village was terrified The people pleaded with Joanne: Those women cant do that, the spirits will kill them In the past, those who had tried to quit serving the spirits had paid with their lives Now everyone was watching, waiting for the two spirit mediums to die This is the dramatic story of how God set in motion events that knit Joanne and the Balangao people in the Philippines together in a spiritual battle that changed them forever For centuries the Balangaos had worshiped the capricious and hadtoplease spirits who made relentless demands for sacrifices They knew the spirits had power did God have power? Youll be inspired and challenged by the simple obedience of this people transformed by the power of the Word This book has been translated into several languages and has been nominated for the Gold Medalion Award The Alliance press in Hong Kong nominated it as one of the top 100 books of the century