04/12/2026
Jesus healed her. Then, her husband abandoned her.
Asiimwe Peace was raised in a Muslim family in Uganda, but by the time she married, her parents and siblings had all died. Later, when Asiimwe lost her eyesight, her mother-in-law encouraged her children to hide from her to test if she was really blind.
Asiimwe consulted doctors and witchcraft, but no one could improve her vision. Then, she eventually became paralyzed, unable to walk or move her hands. Repulsed by her physical condition, her husband cursed her and called her a demon. He even threatened to kill her and take their children.
When a local pastor learned that Asiimwe could not move or see, he persuaded her husband to bring her to church. And there, Asiimwe said, is where she found healing. After coming to faith in Christ, she found that she could raise her hand. And soon, she regained strength in her legs and was able to walk. Her eyesight was also restored. (This should be every new believer's experience, new birth is a complete and total renewal of body and soul through the spirit.)
When Asiimwe’s mother-in-law heard about the healing, she told her son to leave his now-Christian wife. He then locked Asiimwe and the children out of the house. Having nowhere else to go, she went to a hospital for help but was turned away as she had no sickness to treat.
Asiimwe and her children wandered for days, looking for food. After learning of their situation, VOM helped provide the family with a stable home, and her children are now able to attend school. Asiimwe said the words of Christ help her not to worry. “When I was in prayer,” she said, “I [fell] back [to] Matthew 6.”
“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”
—Matthew 6:25, 33
When you give to support Christians driven from their homes, your gifts meet specific, immediate needs of families who have been rejected because of their faith in Christ. Your support provides help like shelter, medical supplies, food, Bibles and more to believers like Asiimwe.
