Rasalama of Madagascar

Wretched John: Prone to Wander

Escaping the horrendous North Atlantic storm that nearly took his life, John emerged with a newfound faith in Christ. But the days ahead were far from smooth sailing. As with many new believers, those early first steps of following Christ are filled with faltering stumbles of spiritual immaturity and well laid snares by an unseen enemy. But through them all, God recovered John again and again and brought him to a place of obtaining the love of his life.

Wretched John: Rescued

Emerging from captivity, John soon ventured upon a life in Africa of growing wealth and boundless exploration of his depraved desires. That is until he was lured by prospects of inheritance onto a ship bound for England, a ship whose near floundering changed John’s life forever.

Wretched John: Held Captive

Press ganged into the Royal Navy, John’s haughty personality and infatuation turn what might have been a prestigious opportunity into a disgraceful ruin. And, the chance encounter with a slave ship which he thought to be his rescue proved to be a nightmare.

Wretched John: Out to Sea

Over 250 years ago, wooden boats powered by canvas sails tried the seas with no assurances that they would ever set foot on solid ground again. On the high seas, sailors at the mercy of rolling waves and raging storms do what they have done since the days of Jonah, they cry out to God. Such was the case with a blasphemous deckhand named John. At first, he hesitated, considering how he had forsaken God so long ago for a life abandoned to wickedness. But cry John did. And the Lord heard that cry, reaching down with a tender hand of love and grace and not only saved John from the storm, but rescued his life from the depths of sin. This act of God would eventually impact much of the world for centuries to come.

Rasalama of Madagascar

The Mad Queen of Madagascar’s first draught of martyr’s blood, which brought her a continuous thirst for more, was from of a young woman named Rasalama; a peasant girl in the poor village of Manjakaray in Madagascar. The queen’s intent was to either cause the girl to beg for her life, casting aside her Christian faith, or to use her gruesome execution to send a chill of fear upon all that might be persuaded to heed the words of this Jesus. In the end, it did neither.