Odyssey of Sacrifice — Page 82
! 84 Hassan Basra S ahib from Cambodia wrote that in April 2004, the weather was extremely hot and there was absolutely no rain which adversely affected the crops. The people had become worried. Shaafi Hussain sahib, a local missionary , called on the community members and told them that they did not spend money in God's way and this is why they are facing a drought. He further encouraged the people to participate regularly in financial sacrifice and then see how God will shower them wit h rain. Thus, about hundred members of the community came forward to pay their dues. The very same day, at about 4 - 5 o’clock, clouds spread all over and rain started pouring, lasting for three continuous days. The people thanked God and promised that from now on, they would pay the chanda regularly. It is amazing to know how God strengthens the faith of even those people who live in faraway areas. Blessings of p resenting a c hicken in the way of Allah Jamil Ahmad, the missionary of Kenya, wrote that he went to the Chibuga Jama’at along with some other local missionaries and spoke on the importance of financial sacrifice. After the end of the program the leader of the local community came with a chicken and said that "I have nothing else besides this chicken so accept it as financial sacrifice from me. " After some time, the missionary went again to the same Jama’at and saw many chickens in the house of the same community leader. He asked the man about as to how come there were so many chickens? On the previous occasion this person had only one chicken. The man answered that he borrowed a chicken from someone which laid eggs that hatched into many more. Luckily, no