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[fairyice1215]

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[hilhill]

I've got a good one... To the glory of God... :)

I go on Second Life alot, which is a virtual world where you can chat in voice and all that fun stuff. I discovered there were a few Christian areas so I started going to some of them and I realized many many atheists would go and try to stir up trouble. But some would come and honestly ask questions, and then we would debate or discuss certain things about the Bible. One guy, named Lance, started coming just a couple days before I got on Second Life. He was an atheist, a homosexual, very wealthy, lives in LA and goes to Stanford Law School. So he was pretty liberal and from a liberal part of the country. In his late twenties. So he would come and try to stir up trouble sometimes but then he also honestly was searching. He started reading the Bible for himself. After a few weeks, HE was actually debating the atheists and quoting Scripture himself! But he wasnt a Christian! It was interesting, to say the least. But we kept witnessing to him and just talking with Him about Christ. Anyways, I guess about a month after he started hanging around the Christian areas, he started saying how he wanted God to show him a sign that he is real. And I know God doesn't always do this kind of thing, but He REALLY did this time. He said he was up late one night watching TV and a documentary about the Real Mt. Sinai was on. (btw if you search "The Real Mt. Sinai" on youtube you can watch it... its amazing!) The day after he saw it he was just talking and talking about it, and I asked him.... What other "sign" do you need? So a couple days later, a friend of mine on SL, me, and Lance got together and basically witnessed to him some more. And then the Lord opened his eyes and he started crying and said he desperately wanted to be saved and knew he was a sinner destined for hell. So he repented of his sins and prayed to the Lord right there over SL (on voice chat)! It was one of the most awesome moments of my life, to be there when he was "born."

Ever since that night, about 4 months ago, he has TOTALLY CHANGED. I mean, it was instant. He started really digging into the Word, totally renounced homosexuality and adamantly speaks against it, witnesses to everyone he meets, leads bible studies, and now even says he is starting to feel attraction for women, even though he swore before he became a Christian that he didnt think God would ever be able to put that desire in his heart. God truly worked a miracle in his heart, and I know that He has something incredible planned for his life, as long as he stays in the Word and continues to live for the glory of God.

I consider him a dear friend and brother in Christ and if I never meet him in real life, I know I'll be seeing him in heaven.

:)

[New_Begining]

I'm a fairly new born-again Christian of three years. A few very amazing things have happened to me due to my new faith in God.

I would like to share with you a short story. My life was saved by three of the most unsuspecting witnesses for Christ you can imagine. Their names are Stephanie, Israel, and Claudia and they are three orphans in a small orphanage in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

I thought I was visiting the Orphanage because I was a nice guy and that volunteering was something I was raised to do in whatever community you live. I'm a US Embassy Medical Officer and I thought it would be a nice thing to do to heal the sick in a local Orphanage as apart of our Diplomatic outreach.

Our God is an awesome God, and knows the truth even if we cannot see it at the time. The truth is that "I" needed to be healed and since the Orphans couldn't get to me, God would bring me to them. Stephanie, Israel, and Claudia are three of the 40 orphans I cared for during my tour in Santo Domingo. They are wheelchair-bound due to a medical condition called Osteogenisis Imperfecta. The condition causes their bones to become deformed and very brittle. Due to this they suffer frequent bone fractures, deformities, and illnesses.

Sadly, the Dominican healthcare system does not value the life of an orphan and orphans with major disabilities, are valued even less.

Each time I came to the orphanage to care for the sick or to give immunizations, before I left the children would form a circle, hold hands and pray. They thanked God that I had come to care for them and to ask God to bless my family and me. When I first started going to the orphanage, I was an agnostic; A lost soul in the wilderness. I was raised Methodist, but found no inspiration, so I dabbled in a little bit of everything. I use to say, "I'm following my own spiritual path..." So when the kids thanked God and prayed for me, I found it "Cute", "Sweet", "Endearing". Nothing more.

But God was not going to let me off the hook that easy. About a year into caring for "my kids", I received a phone call at from the Sister Jackie relating that Claudia was dying. She had become ill earlier in the week and the Orphanage didn’t want to bother me and opted to take her to a local hospital for care.

The hospital could care less about this child or her illness. In their eyes, she was a deformed, sick orphan. Their opinion was one of, “Let her die and quit wasting money.” Sister Jackie was cry. Claudia was dying. No one at the hospital was doing anything. Could I come?

I grabbed my emergency medical kit and rushed to Claudia’s bedside. Claudia was indeed dying. She had come down with a severe pneumonia, was now unconscious, and gasping her last few breaths.

I was scared. I thought I was too late. I was afraid that any resuscitation would be very difficult and success fleeting at best. But I had to try. The room was a stifling 10-bed ward with sick children and their parents hovering over their individual child’s bed. The all watched with worry and fear. Would their child be the next to die after Claudia? I opened up my doctor bag, sweats pouring down my face, and prepared to begin the resuscitation. I then did something that I had not done since I was a child. I got down on my knees in this crowded ward, at the head of Claudia’s bed and prayed to Jesus to help me save this little girl’s life. I knew I could not do it a lone. I wasn’t even sure I COULD save her. I needed God’s intervention………….

Let me say that again, “I” needed God’s help; God’s intervention.

In that brief moment, this dear child taught me that I could not live without Jesus in my life. With the presence of Jesus in my heart, I successfully saved Claudia’s life. Using my clout as the US Embassy’s Medical Officer, I was able to get Claudia transferred to a better hospital. I must say Claudia’s condition was “touch and go” for several weeks, but she finally pulled through and was able to go home to her brothers and sisters at the orphanage.

During my first visit to see Claudia at the orphanage after her discharge, Israel and Stephanie pulled me aside and with tears in their eyes, thanked me for saving their sister. With tears in my eyes, I said, “Thank you Israel, Stephanie, and especially your sister Claudia for saving my life.”

I’ve moved on to another Embassy. I’m now in Africa, and have found myself providing care and support to FOUR orphanages, and have become a contact for Missionaries traveling through my region. But my thoughts often go back to my orphanage in Santo Domingo, and I often wonder who is saving more lives. Me or three precious souls named Claudia, Stephanie, and Israel.

Jesus told us it would not be easy during the end times, but that does not prevent us from supporting each other.

[Glory in print]

I've got a good one... To the glory of God... :)

I go on Second Life alot, which is a virtual world where you can chat in voice and all that fun stuff. I discovered there were a few Christian areas so I started going to some of them and I realized many many atheists would go and try to stir up trouble. But some would come and honestly ask questions, and then we would debate or discuss certain things about the Bible. One guy, named Lance, started coming just a couple days before I got on Second Life. He was an atheist, a homosexual, very wealthy, lives in LA and goes to Stanford Law School. So he was pretty liberal and from a liberal part of the country. In his late twenties. So he would come and try to stir up trouble sometimes but then he also honestly was searching. He started reading the Bible for himself. After a few weeks, HE was actually debating the atheists and quoting Scripture himself! But he wasnt a Christian! It was interesting, to say the least. But we kept witnessing to him and just talking with Him about Christ. Anyways, I guess about a month after he started hanging around the Christian areas, he started saying how he wanted God to show him a sign that he is real. And I know God doesn't always do this kind of thing, but He REALLY did this time. He said he was up late one night watching TV and a documentary about the Real Mt. Sinai was on. (btw if you search "The Real Mt. Sinai" on youtube you can watch it... its amazing!) The day after he saw it he was just talking and talking about it, and I asked him.... What other "sign" do you need? So a couple days later, a friend of mine on SL, me, and Lance got together and basically witnessed to him some more. And then the Lord opened his eyes and he started crying and said he desperately wanted to be saved and knew he was a sinner destined for hell. So he repented of his sins and prayed to the Lord right there over SL (on voice chat)! It was one of the most awesome moments of my life, to be there when he was "born."

Ever since that night, about 4 months ago, he has TOTALLY CHANGED. I mean, it was instant. He started really digging into the Word, totally renounced homosexuality and adamantly speaks against it, witnesses to everyone he meets, leads bible studies, and now even says he is starting to feel attraction for women, even though he swore before he became a Christian that he didnt think God would ever be able to put that desire in his heart. God truly worked a miracle in his heart, and I know that He has something incredible planned for his life, as long as he stays in the Word and continues to live for the glory of God.

I consider him a dear friend and brother in Christ and if I never meet him in real life, I know I'll be seeing him in heaven.

:)
Thats awesome!

[BlessedAssurance]

My husband and I both teach Biology in a smallish, mostly rural district. We've made the commitment to minister to this community, bought a house in the poorer area, and go to church here. We are pretty active in the church. So the students know that we love them, and that we'll answer any questions.We've told pretty much everyone that we're Christian.

Four years ago, a very troubled young man was in my class. He was heavily into drugs, piercings, tattoos, and satanic music. Although he failed my class, we had a good relationship, and would talk about a variety of things. He lived about three miles down my road, in a modified chicken coop with a dirt floor. His parents did drugs with him.

One summer day that year, this young man showed up at my door; it was raining, and obvious that he had walked. My kids, 3 and 7 at the time, were watching a movie. I was surprised to see him, but invited him in. We went out on the back porch.

He started out by saying, "I've found this really cool new way to make music. I go into a trance, and it just comes. My friends all say it's really cool!":faint

Well, obviously, I was horrified. So I asked him how he felt about it. He was excited to be playing better than ever, but worried that it wasn't from God, and could it be from Satan. :fear

For two hours we talked about temptation, and praying, and God. And when he left, he'd decided not to 'trance' anymore. Neither of my kids came out to the porch that entire time (yes, they were fine!).

Over the years, he would come to see me, and tell me about girl trouble, etc. But last year in January I was really feeling like I was losing a battle. An atheist math teacher was attacking me with articles in my mailbox at school, and things just were overwhelming. This young man, who had by now graduated, came into my room at school, and told me he'd accepted Christ. :yeah His new goal was to create music to tell people about the glory of God and his Good News.

Obviously, I felt better, too! :)

[Gabby]

I have a 'miracle' story that was really more of a blessing...but still a miracle in my book.

This past Valentine's Day ~ I was sort of dreading it. Some personal problems in my family and some issues that hadn't been resolved yet. So...the night before Valentines I was praying to Him as I drifted off to sleep and I just asked Him if He would give me a 'nudge' the next day...just a little nudge to remind me how much He loved me. I felt guilty asking Him, and I told Him that, too. I told Him that I've seen His goodness so many millions of times in my life and I hoped I wasn't being greedy...but I poured my heart out to Him and told Him of the loneliness and sorrow I was feeling. I was honest with Him and having such a precious time with Him as I was telling Him my sorrows.

Well...next day comes and I woke up and didn't think much about it. My prayer, that is. That morning it was bill-paying time, so I did my usual routine. I opened my electric bill and my eye went to the 'amount due' line and there was a credit! I was confused...I've been paying electric bills for 30 years now and never have had a credit and no amount due. I look closer and there's a line item saying 'deposit returned'. Ok. That's fine and dandy...but I never paid a deposit. I racked my brain and remembered that my ex-husband, who had been paying it after our divorce had not been too prompt in paying it and he had sometimes paid late. Sure enough...turns out that those months he allowed lag that they had nabbed him for a deposit. BTW ~ he died a year ago and although we were divorced we had stayed good friends. He was part of the reason for my sorrow on Valentine's...anyway...God is good and there is sitting in front of me a credit for my electric bill. Money I never paid to begin with.

Then, after digesting that I opened my phone bill and (this is the truth!) there's another credit! Yep...seems something in the past had gone wrong and they refunded me a couple hundred dollars.

It gets better. Those refund/credits went on for THREE months!!! Yep, February, March, and April...all ZERO payments for me on both those bills.

As I digested it that Valentine's morning...I looked up at Him and knew He had given me that little 'nudge' I asked Him for. As usual..pressed down, overflowing...exceedingly abundant above anything my little brain could imagine. God is good.

[Betty]

hilhill,

When my son turned 21, he became an agnostic. This was a shock to me because he was raised in Church. Although my husband was not a Christian at the time, I have been a Christian since the age of 7. I prayed for my son for 5 years and God saved him and he is now wanting to do Mission work. He did one trip to Romania, last November. The way God reached my son was actually through a program on Discovery that was trying to say the Bible was not to be taken literally, The more the show tried to stress this issue, the more my son began to believe in the Bible. I doubt the producer of that show ever thought that someone would get saved because of their program, but God does wondrous things.
betty

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[RebMel]

Many years ago when I was first married and before children, I was working in a plastic factory (think sweat-shop). It was about three days before Christmas, I hadn't bought my husband a present yet and the only time I could shop for him was that day, on the way home from work. I was tired. I was dirty and I was broke.

I walked into a department store, whose stuff was more expensive than I would have liked, but it was the only store I had a credit card for, so I went there.

I had no idea what to buy my husband, and a beautiful mens leather coat caught my eye. I went over to feel it, just because it was so beautiful. It was incredibly soft. The softest leather I had ever felt. I looked at the price tag $300.00! Way, way too much money. But I was so tired, and I knew he would love it so much, I bought it, charging it on the store credit card.

Christmas Eve, the coat was wrapped and under the tree. My husband and I went to bed. During the night I had a dream that Christ was being born and I was in a tizzy because I needed a gift to give Him. Immediately I thought of my husband's present, that soft leather coat, and I thought how nice and warm it would keep the baby Jesus. I woke up, and I was so convinced the dream was real I got out of bed and went outside in my night clothes to see if I could see the Star, and I remember thinking that if the Star was there, we were going, my husband and myself, and taking the coat as our gift to give.

Well, there was no star, and eventually I went back to bed. The next morning was Christmas, my husband loved the coat.

But -- I NEVER received a bill for it.