While 15 percent of Kazakhs are Christian, those outside of the Russian Orthodox Church are often harassed by the government officials or relatives.
While 15 percent of Kazakhs are Christian, those outside of the Russian Orthodox Church are often harassed by the government officials or relatives.
Nov. 21, 2024 | Kazakhstan

Woman Forgives Attacker After Being Beaten

[113] prayers in [10] nations have been posted for Samal.

Samal suffered a head wound and impaired movement in one arm after her drunken relative, Arman, attacked her with a shovel. Kazakh police arrested Arman and said he could face seven years in prison for the assault. While meeting with police, Samal, a new Christian, said she experienced an angelic vision during which she was encouraged to forgive Arman. Though she initially resisted, Samal eventually forgave her relative. When she did, her pain vanished, and her arm was healed. She then dropped all charges against Arman and told the police she had been speaking with an angel. Arman is now visiting her church, and its members are praying that he will also come to know Christ.

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  • Father,
    Thank you for working in Samal's heart to give her the love she needed to forgive Arman. I pray that you would continue your work in Arman's life to help him come to know you as his savior. May your love, grace, and forgivness be witnessed by all those who know of the situation.
    Ross J - USA
  • Heavenly Father God I thank you for Samal and Arman I pray that you give them both the peace and love for each other in Christ and that others see it and are drawn to it in Jesus Christ name I pray.
    Thank you Lord God for your salvation.
    Pam W - USA
  • Heavenly Father God I thank you for Samal and Arman I pray that you give them both the peace and love for each other in Christ and that others see it and are drawn to it in Jesus Christ name I pray.
    Thank you Lord God for your salvation.
    Pam W - USA
  • Praise Your name, Jesus for You are holy and worthy of all the glory! Thank You for healing Samal and encouraging her to forgive Arman. I am grateful that she was able to witness the vision so clearly and know Your voice. Please continue to work in and through Arman so that he can have strong testimony and bring others to You. In Jesus' name, Amen!
    Jessica M - USA
  • LORD: Thank You for YOUR amazing grace to enable Samal to forgive and receive the healing through it all. I pray for all the persecuted churches: none will be trapped in any unforgiveness. I ask for healing and protection. Keep them and cause them to overcome all that they are facing. in Jesus' name
    P F - USA
  • Lord God, I do pray that You would mercifully save Arman, and that Samal would have continued opportunities to show him Your grace. May Samal be growing in her faith through the study of Your word, and may she be discipled by other believers around her. May this event be used to strengthen the church and encourage forgiveness.
    Danielle H - USA
  • God of heaven, thank you for you deep guidance! IJN
    Scott S - USA
  • Praise your name, O LORD, for Samal's healing. May the vision you gave her remain in her heart & testify to your love for her. May it also testify to the police & Arman about your love & mercy for every sinner. Open hearts to hear the story of Jesus sacrifice for sin & reconciliation to you. I lift Kazakhstan up, that Jesus be glorified there forever.
    Shelly D - USA
  • Father, I lift Samal to your throne of grace. Thank you that you worked in her heart to eventually forgive Arman for beating her so severely. Thank you for the miracle of of her healing and I pray that as she witnesses to Arman, he too will come to know Christ.
    Betty D - USA
  • In the saving name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, Jehovah, God Who saves from sins, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for saving Samal and Arman from sins. We ask for hedge of protection, heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to them. Amen.
    Gary F - USA
  • Loving Father, thank you for revealing your truth and love to Samal. Please continue to comfort her soul in the multitude of anxieties. Please be her defense, providing for her physical, spiritual and emotional needs. Sow light and gladness in her heart and bring her uncle out of the darkness of sin and into your love and forgiveness
    Julie C - USA
  • Yes, Lord!! You are able to do all that we can imagine! Thank You for healing Samal and showing Arman the power of forgiveness. I pray that he becomes a powerful witness for You. In Him, Amen
    Connie A - USA
  • Avi Ad! I thank You that Samal is a burning torch which shines brightly in heaven as You lead her down Your path of love, faith and righteousness in Christ Jesus. May her testimony bring many to the throne of God in Christ Jesus. In Yeshua's name
    Randal A - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father I amen these previous prayers. Praise You Jehovah Rapha for You are Healer! Praise You, our Forgiveness! I pray for Arman that he would come to know You, repent, & put his trust in You. Take from him his addiction. May this testimony ring out through the community. I lift my prayers for Kazakhstan. In Jesus' Gracious Name amen.
    Johnathan K - USA
  • Heavenly Father, we are still amazed when we hear that You visit people in dreams & also about Your miraculous healings. We know that they are possible, but there is still some mystery & excitement when these testimonies are shared. Please help Samal to continue to love her relative & continue to speak to him about Jesus and what You have done for her!
    Donna H - USA
  • Prais you, Father, for Samal's visitation, her miraculous healing and her forgiveness of Arman. I pray along with Samal's church that Arman will find his way to Christ. Amen.
    Tom H - USA
  • Dear Lord,
    I thank you for the strength of Samal and Arman that they can both come closer to the Lord. I am praying that the angel will stay with them to guide their further life in the Holy Temple of God. Praise the Lord for these two in Kazakhstan that have shown me the way. AMEN
    Constance B - USA
  • ABBA FATHER, I thank YOU for Samal's great witness to her relative, Arman! HOLY SPIRIT, speak to Arman's heart and draw him closer to YOU daily! I thank YOU for Voice of the Martyrs and all the work they do for YOU, and through YOU. I ask these things in the loving Name of JESUS! Amen!
    Michael V - USA
  • Father I thank you for Samals faith n courage and for your miracle of healing on her body as well as sending an angel vision to her for guidance n encouragement to forgive n love her enemy I pray your mercy n grace upon Arman that he would be saved for his n Samals sake and as a witness to your glory of love grace and forgiveness In Jesus name I pray
    Dean B - USA
  • Your work goes out to the world in sometimes strange and inexplicable ways, and we praise You that we cannot put You in a box. I thank You for giving this sister the capacity and desire to forgive what was done to her, and pray Arman may also be amazed and come to know You because of the power of forgiveness extended to him.
    Mike D - USA
  • Father God, I pray that Samal's courage and forgiveness will be seen by the rest of her family and friends. I also pray that those who see her will see her forgiveness and her healing and know that You are God and can work all things. I pray that Samals family and friends will also accept Jesus as their savior and will follow Jesus.
    Spencer B - USA
  • God, we praise You for Samal's obedience, and for the freedom that followed. Help it to be a marker to her for all eternity, of Your power and of love. Help her forgiveness to continue, and for Arman not to attack her again. Please open his eyes, change his heart, and make him Your own. Draw more and more into this church, and set them free. Amen.
    Kesse R - USA
  • Dear Lord Jesus, we praise you for your wonderful demonstration of your power in your precious child, Samal. Thank you for helping her to forgive and we pray that this example of your love and forgiveness will help Arman to understand your sacrifice so that we might have eternal life with you.
    Margaret H - USA
  • This is tremendous news! We are so thankful to You for such a miraculous turn of events. Help Samal to continue her healing physically and spiritually. Help Arman to experience Your total forgiveness of his sins. Make the surrounding body of believers conducive to healing and growth in both Samal and Arman.
    Pam M - USA
  • Lord I praise You for the healing of Samal and praise You for how forgiveness literally healed her. I pray that You would keep speaking with and encouraging her. I pray for her heart and soul to thrive in the freedom of forgiveness. I pray for Arman to receive the forgiveness and for it to draw him into loving You. I pray for him to see Your mercy .
    Joy H - USA
  • Thank you Lord Father for our sister Samal. Please keep her safe and help her relative Arman to come to salvation in Christ. Please continue to use her Christian witness in the lives of others. In Jesus name, amen.
    Scott P - USA
  • Eternal Father, bless Samal and Arman. Open their hearts and minds and draw them closer to You. Make Samal to be strengthen in her faith and continue to be a witness to Arman. Let Arman come to the full knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. Bless them and let them become Your witnesses throughout Kazakhstan. Thank You and glorify Yourself in them. Amen
    Andre K - USA
  • Thank You Lord for showing Yourself to this woman and healing both her physical self and her heart. Thank You for the witness she is being to the authorities and her relative through this assault. Help Arman to come to faith In You as well as the authorities and others. Help all of them to come to faith in Jesus and to be a light in their villages.
    Cynthia H - USA
  • Father God, thank you for sharing this wonderful story of your love and the power of forgiveness. Thanks for giving Samal the courage to forgive Arman and for the many blessings that came from that forgiveness. Help Arman to come to know you well and to place his trust in your son Jesus. Thanks for Samals great example. In Jesus name. Amen
    Jonathan G - USA
  • Father, how great you are! I praise you for speaking to Samal, and in her obedience you healed her pain! This is a wonderful example of the power of forgiveness. I pray for Arman's salvation, that he may be transformed by your love and forgiveness. Together then, they will have a powerful testimony to share with others, for your glory. Amen.
    Selma O - USA
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