Dan Millest | Vision Pt. 2 | 11 October | St Peter's Brighton

Um, but before that, um, we have a friend, uh, called Idris, uh, Jala.

We've got a photo of him.

This is our friend Idris.

And, uh, as a teenager, he found himself at the center of a move of God that became a revival that transformed a nation.

Idris is from East Malaysia.

He is, uh, a member of the Kelabit tribe, and he was born and grew up in this tiny village deep in the jungle.

To get to the nearest town took two weeks.

And, um, historically, his tribe had been headhunters, uh, and not the HR type.

I think you can see some of the human trophies, uh, that they would have at the bottom, uh, there.

That's a photo of his great-grandparents.

And then in the 1920s, the gospel came to them.

An Australian missionary came, and the tribe became followers of Jesus, uh, and their society was, was transformed.

And so Idris grew up after that as a Christian in a Christian family, but he said, really, his faith came alive when he was 15.

Um, he was revising for his exams, and he was revising with his mate, and, uh, they got a bit bored with the monotony of just revi- revision.

And so Idris said, like, "Why don't we break it up and do some different things in between?" And he said, "Why don't we, like, pray and read the Bible in between different sessions?" And, and so they did that.

The second day, they carried on, and they found that they were praying a bit more and reading a bit more, and it increased a bit more day after day until eventually they were doing more praying and more reading of the Bible than they actually were doing any revision.

And then he said, I can't remember how long it took, but they both had an encounter with God that took them to their knees, repenting and crying their hearts out before him.

And he said it was so strange and so powerful that they both agreed, like, let, let's not tell anyone.

They'll, they'll think we're crazy.

What they didn't know was this was happening, uh, the same thing was happening to other kids in the school at the same time.

A- and a few weeks later it came out.

A boy called Samuel stood up at school and said he had to tell everyone.

He'd had this powerful encounter with God, and he asked for forgiveness for things he'd done wrong.

And then Idris and his friend stood up all like, "Us too.

We had the same encounter." And they started to lead that group of children in prayer, and they started to pray in a way that nobody had ever heard or prayed before.

Um, but before that, um, we have a friend, uh, called Idris, uh, Jala.

We've got a photo of him.

This is our friend Idris.

And, uh, as a teenager, he found himself at the center of a move of God that became a revival that transformed a nation.

Idris is from East Malaysia.

He is, uh, a member of the Kelabit tribe, and he was born and grew up in this tiny village deep in the jungle.

To get to the nearest town took two weeks.

And, um, historically, his tribe had been headhunters, uh, and not the HR type.

I think you can see some of the human trophies, uh, that they would have at the bottom, uh, there.

That's a photo of his great-grandparents.

And then in the 1920s, the gospel came to them.

An Australian missionary came, and the tribe became followers of Jesus, uh, and their society was, was transformed.

And so Idris grew up after that as a Christian in a Christian family, but he said, really, his faith came alive when he was 15.

Um, he was revising for his exams, and he was revising with his mate, and, uh, they got a bit bored with the monotony of just revi- revision.

And so Idris said, like, "Why don't we break it up and do some different things in between?" And he said, "Why don't we, like, pray and read the Bible in between different sessions?" And, and so they did that.

The second day, they carried on, and they found that they were praying a bit more and reading a bit more, and it increased a bit more day after day until eventually they were doing more praying and more reading of the Bible than they actually were doing any revision.

And then he said, I can't remember how long it took, but they both had an encounter with God that took them to their knees, repenting and crying their hearts out before him.

And he said it was so strange and so powerful that they both agreed, like, let, let's not tell anyone.

They'll, they'll think we're crazy.

What they didn't know was this was happening, uh, the same thing was happening to other kids in the school at the same time.

A- and a few weeks later it came out.

A boy called Samuel stood up at school and said he had to tell everyone.

He'd had this powerful encounter with God, and he asked for forgiveness for things he'd done wrong.

And then Idris and his friend stood up all like, "Us too.

We had the same encounter." And they started to lead that group of children in prayer, and they started to pray in a way that nobody had ever heard or prayed before.