A Sunrise Salvation
8:15 PM
"Stop making me laugh!" I told Dan. "I can hardly fix my hair I'm laughing so hard!"
"That's not my problem." My husband so thoughtfully answered.
I can't say that I was super excited to be getting ready for church that day, but what was soon to follow would be well worth the effort.
I know what you're thinking... Why in the world did you have to get up so early for church? What were you thinking trying to be out the door by 5:15 in the morning? Well, this particular Sunday was a voting Sunday. In Peru, everyone is required to vote. To make that possible, they shut everything down for a whole day. Yes, literally everything! It is illegal to have a meeting of more than 4 people on that day between the hours of 8am and 4pm. So, to make the most of our Sunday, we decided to have a Sunday morning service at 6, and an evening service that evening at our usual time of 6pm.
Who would show up at a service like that? You might ask. Well, I did. And so did 31 other people. One of those people, just happens to be Reuben, the man I spoke briefly of in my previous blog For Every Battle. Reuben is Luz's husband. Dan and I have been having Bible study at their home these past few weeks. We have been praying for Reuben to get saved for weeks now.
Luz told me that that day she woke up for church, and was getting ready when Reuben asked her where she was going. "I'll go with you" he told her, and then they were going to vote. They came to church that morning, and after the service Daniel went to talk to him. Not wanting to rush things or be pushy, Daniel began to tell Reuben about our church, about the things our church has to offer, and our schedule. Then he transitioned. "Reuben," he said, "We are here in Peru because of one thing. Love. We love the people here. Because of that, we want to tell everyone who walks in these doors about our Savior." At that moment, Reuben was locked in to every word my husband said. Daniel was able to share the gospel with him, and Reuben got saved!
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| Daniel, witnessing to Reuben before he got saved |
A huge thank you to many people who have been praying for Reuben's salvation these past few weeks! We have once again witnessed a miracle of God first hand. Seeing God answer prayer personally never gets old! Thanks for your investment in our ministry! To God be the glory!
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| Reuben, Luz, myself, and Dan after our Bible Study last night |
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