The Key That Never Left the Lama's Belt
In 1912, Sadhu Sundar Singh arrived in a remote Tibetan village to preach the gospel. The village lama was furious. He ordered Sundar Singh arrested...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Acts 12:1-11.
In 1912, Sadhu Sundar Singh arrived in a remote Tibetan village to preach the gospel. The village lama was furious. He ordered Sundar Singh arrested and thrown into a dry well — a pit of darkness filled with rotting remains of previous prisoners. The heavy iron cover was locked, and the lama fastened the only key to his own belt.…
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