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From: "Brad Dunse" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: A cool experience


> What a great environment to share, when someone is  curious and wondering
> with anticipation of hope and newness and to have what others have in
> Christ. Thanks for sharing that one.
>
> Brad
>
>
> Keith P Hodges wrote:
> >Dear Friends,
> >
> >I had a cool experience today. I went outside onto my veranda where
> >there are two armchairs. I live in a flat above a shop, four such
> >flats share a veranda which is semi-private.
> >
> >We are known in the area I live as Christians. It doesnt happen all
> >the time, but people do drop in asking for prayer, usually drunk. One
> >would not think it in our very well to do area but even only last
> >week my van and house were pelted with eggs and my wing mirror was
> >vandalised... anyhow back to my veranda.
> >
> >There, quite unexpectedly, I found a local lad and two strangers. One
> >was a very sweet young woman and she asked me if I thought that God
> >could be "out to get someone", because that is what her friend had
> >told her. She told me that she and her children had been taken in by
> >an older woman and how God had given her a family and a loving home
> >overnight.
> >
> >I was able to explain, and come to a realization as I spoke, that I
> >thought that what she was experiencing is exactly what knowing Jesus
> >is all about, that is essentially the whole point. (ministry of
> >reconciliation)
> >
> >She said how she felt that all the pain of her difficult life and her
> >bitterness had been melted by the experience of becoming part of a
> >family, being loved.
> >
> >She asked me many questions about the Lord and she asked me to share
> >my testimony. When I said "it is like a love affair, God is wooing
> >you,", she said that that was exactly what her friend (her spiritual
> >mum) had said to her.
> >
> >There were several moments like that in our conversation, and I felt
> >very encouraged that I was able to play my part in what was a
> >genuinely spontaneous God moment, and to be able to share of Gods
> >goodness in a natural non-preachy way.
> >
> >yours in Christ
> >
> >Keith
>
> Brad
>
>    If the grass is greener on the other side of the fence,
>   you can bet the water bill is higher
>
>