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So Much to Say (part 2)

(all names have been changed)

There are so many weird scenarios as to why people don't want to accept Christ but most boil down to pride or not wanting to give up a lifestyle. Even in very humble conditions we are finding that people do not want to give up their vices to come to the Savior.

There are exceptions, however. Last week I had the privilege of leading one such "exception" to the Savior. Jim has lived a life on the run. Because of a parole violation years ago he was told to "go and dig a hole somewhere far from Sao Paulo and disappear". And that was a police officer's suggestion!

The weight of that encounter on Jim's shoulders caused him to do just that. He ran until he reached Sorocaba. Through the years since that horrible day he had sought advice from several "pastors" and each had told him "You need turn yourself in to the authorities".

A recent, near fatal, family brawl brought Jim's wife to us crying and asking for help. As I sat for two hours and listened to his story God brought wise words to my mind which I in turn shared with Jim, "You need to turn yourself in to the Lord and allow Him to work on your case." It was just two days later on Sunday afternoon that Jim raised his hand at the invitation and then walked the isle to give himself to Christ! Just this past Sunday I had the privilege of leading his step daughter Julie to the Lord!

As we shared Christ's liberty with him again in our first study with he and his family just this Tuesday he said, "I have never been so happy in my life since I asked Jesus to come into my heart!" Jim and his wife Ellen are our first couple saved as a results of God's work through Igreja Batista da Fé (Faith Baptist Church)! Praise the Lord and pray with us for this new family.

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