A Changed Life

Well, this afternoon took an unexpected twist. I was standing outside of the church building talking to one of our ministry volunteers. A gentleman walked up with a frozen pizza and lit up a cigarette. The woman that I was speaking to struck up a conversation with the guy regarding his pizza. It turns out that the guy was at our church to put in some community service hours. The conversation turned to spiritual topics when he mentioned that he had been going to church regularly and praying regularly since his conviction. The volunteer that was with me asked him rather boldly, "So, are you saying that Christ is your savior?" The guy responded, "I think he must be because my life has been totally different since I have been attending church regularly and stopped drinking." A few sentences later, the volunteer again asked, "So, I have a question for you...If you died tonight do you know where you would be going?" He said, "I hope I would be going to heaven, but I am not sure because of all of the bad things that I have done in the past." Here is the short version of the rest of the story. We asked him if he wanted to be sure that he would spend eternity in heaven. He knew about repentance, but he had not taken that step in prayer. Right there outside of the doors of the church, he prayed in his own words and asked Christ to forgive him of his sins and be the Lord and savior of his life. What a blessing to be a part of his journey. I am working now to connect him with someone that can walk with him on the discipleship journey. Praise the Lord.

In Christ,
Kyle