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Robyn Cash
Baltimore, Maryland USA
EMail: robyn_theboyz@yahoo.com
I am a single parent of three sons. About two years ago, they went on a trip to Florida with their father to visit relatives. I was glad that they were able to experience their summer vacation in another state. Not only was this a vacation for them, but for me as well.
Anyway, I was receiving unemployment at the time and decide to do as I please with the money, since I did not have to buy the basic needs for my family. Especially food, that is favored by most children, such as cereal, juice boxes, p-nut butter & jelly, and so on. Instead, I had frozen meats, canned goods,frozen veggies and so on.
When they returned home I was so excited to see them and grateful for their safe return that I simply forgot about the next day's breakfast. We went to bed that night after sharing our vacation experiences happily. The next day came and I realized that I did not have any breakfast to prepare for them. As I felt bad and guilty, I looked in the freezer to get some frozen chicken to thaw, so that I may cook it before they got up. I started beating myself up and said "You knew they were coming home and you did not even have sense enough to prepare for them, how stupid!!!" "God, please forgive me for spending my money foolishly. Please help me."
About five minutes later, I heard a car horn outside my door. It was their Aunt Karlene. She asked me if the boyz have gotten home yet, and I replied, "yes", she then went on to say "Tell them to put some clothes on, I came to take them to get something to eat." God is Awesome!!! Sometimes my faith gets weak, because my prayers are not always answered when I expect them, but when I look back on this testimony, I know that God is an on time God.
Bob Clarke
Emmaus, PA
EMail: dhammett@xc.orgAre You in the Right Family?
Do you believe that just because you are born into a certain family religion, that you are on the right path to Heaven? I assumed that the church and the religious instruction that I received as I was growing up was "correct. In fact, when I was about twelve years old I got into a fight with my best friend, because each of us thought our own religion was the only way to heaven. I alternated over the next 12 years from being extremely devout, to wondering about the whole concept of God. The Bible teaches that there is a way that seems right unto a man but the ends thereof are the way of death I thought I was in God,s family because of what my church taught me, but in reality, I wasn,t -- yet.
I believe that a person isn't educated just by going to school. So, after college I moved to Atlanta to broaden my horizons. I hadn,t been faithful in church attendance while in college. With the uncertainties that lay ahead of me in a strange city, I told God that if he would help me find a job and a place to stay in Atlanta, then I would go back to church. Circumstances fell into place, so I started to attend church. I now know that God was working on my heart at that time. Although I was happy, and active in my church, I did wonder about other denominations. I visited other churches to see what they were like. I also questioned some of the teachings of my church.
One other thing I thought a person needed, to be truly educated, was to read the Bible. So, around Christmas of 1976, I decided to read the Bible for myself. About this time, I met a young lady who was born again. Her name was Lynn. I told her about my desire to read the bible. She gave me a Bible, and told me to start reading the Gospel of John.
The very first line in John spoke to me. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. I simply accepted this as the absolute truth directly from God, put right before me! I read in John, chapter 3, of the need to be born again. John, chapter 3, verse 18, showed me that since I had not believed, I was condemned already. That really shocked me. I was condemned already -- it wasn,t a matter of waiting until I died. The worst revelation was yet to come. In John, chapter 3, verse 36, the Bible said that because I didn,t have the Son, the wrath of God was abiding upon me. Being under the wrath and condemnation of God was not a pleasant feeling for me. I knew right then, that I was not right with God. He was dealing with my heart in a big way at that moment. Even though I believed in God, and had tried to be a good person, I had never believed in Jesus Christ the way that God had meant for me to.
Right there in my apartment, while reading the Gospel of John, I let down the barrier that I had erected in my heart to keep God at a comfortable distance. Then I received Christ on God's terms, instead of on my terms. Immediately I sensed something was different inside me. I now know that difference was the Holy Spirit,s letting me know that nothing was ever going to be the same in my life. Indeed, the Bible says that if any man be in Christ, all things are become new.
I knew then with certainty that I was going to heaven when I died. Before that, I was a man that was hoping I might go to heaven, but I did not know for sure. In reality, as the Bible had just revealed to me, I was hell-bent and hellbound. Wow, here in an instant, Jesus Christ gloriously rescued me from my sin, and changed my destiny from hell to heaven. I knew then, that when I died I would go to heaven. I didn,t have to wait and see, as I had mistakenly thought all my life.
As I read the Bible over the next few weeks, I realized I had been "saved that night, and that I was now, for the first time in my life, genuinely a Christian. What a wonderful prospect. I felt a new-found peace.
Since that time, I have seen God work wonders in my life. I have had many prayers answered. Some of the circumstances were so unique that it could only have been God answering my prayers. One of these occasions included money being supplied - down to the exact penny - when I was in need. My own desires have been totally changed. The things I used to desire no longer control me, as they had before. I have a love for going to church -- instead of just enduring it. The Bible has become a wonderful, exciting, and interesting book -- instead of dull, dry and confusing.
The best thing ever to happen to me, was the day I got saved and was reborn. My physical birth and behavior placed me into the family of Satan -- with the rest of the fallen human race. By being born again, I was placed in God,s family, and I became a son of God. The question of my family relationship is now eternally settled. The eternal destiny of every person depends on their relationship to Jesus Christ -- not on their religion. If you are interested in your relationship with God, I would love to talk to you about my new "family, -- and about my Heavenly Father.
Gary Chapman
Breckenridge, Colorado.USA
EMail: agape@colorado.netJesus
Fifteen years now, I have followed Him. Not once has He deserted me, not once has He failed to be true to His Word. Jesus delivers on His promise to give life in all its abundance. "He's the reason that I'm still living And He's gonna be my reason when I die"
Gary Chapman
Daniel I. Chong
Los Angeles Calif.USA
EMail: dchong@earthlink.netThe Gate
I, Daniel I. Chong, just had an experience. An experience which would make me live a different life.
On Saturday (Feb 4,1996) I left work at 3:40 pm. I called and went to the Korean Frontier Mission to pickup a Notebook computer that required repair. I came home around 5:00 pm. I ate dinner and went to bed at around 6:30pm. I slept until Sunday 8 am. I went to Kosher Overseers from 9:15am-11:40am. I was late for church. I called home from my car phone. My mother-in-law answered the phone and told me that my wife and son,Timmy,went to church. I hurried to church imagining that my wife would be sitting alone.
I arrived at church at 12:10 pm, late again. I stood at the back, behind the glass walls looking for my wife. Looks like she was sitting up at the front. The pastor was giving one of his sermons. Oh boy, I'd have to walk all the way up front and everyone sitting on the right side of the church would notice me. What if I walk up there and find out that it was NOT my wife! I walked up front and confirmed that it was my wife and sat next to her. She noticed me but did not make any eye-contact.
I did not know that our church was having REVIVAL meetings and this was the last day. Pastor Kim Jae-Yul (rhymes with our pastor Kim Jae-Yon) was preaching about HELL! He said that in the Bible, when the rich man went to Hell and the pauper Nazarus went to Heaven, the rich man still knew who Nazarus was and he had family still living on earth and wanted Nazarus to tell his family about Hell so they would not be condemned to Hell. The pastor said all the fires on earth would not come close the temperature of Hell's furious fire.
Finally, the pastor told an anecdote where 3 men wanted a hotel room. The hotel's elevators were out-of-order and they had only one room on the 60th floor. The men decided to take the 60th floor room. They decided to tell sad stories during the 1st 20 floors, scary stories next 20 floors and funny stories the final 20 floors, by then they would be at their room. So they did so. When they came to the 60th floor, the guy who was telling funny stories said, "And final funny story is, I forgot to get the room keys from the lobby!" The pastor made a point that we all must carry the key to Heaven! The only key to Heaven is believing in Jesus!
I had parked so a couple of cars would have hard time getting out. So I wanted to make sure to move the car before those two cars got out. During the middle part the last silent prayer, my wife and I started to walk towards the exit. We arrived too early, so we waited about 15 seconds and then came out. There was rice soup ready for lunch. I took some and got about half through and decided to move my car first. My cousin, Kwang-Mo, walked up to me and asked when I was going to install the CD-ROM package he received from me for Christmas. I told him I would most likely go around 6 pm. I had an appointment with a client, Jacob (M&B auto parts).
Finally, I went to bed at 11:55 pm. That's when IT began!
I was in a room with 4 other young men. They were not my friends but somehow I was familiar with them and felt comfortable. They were preparing for some kind of trip. They all had ski jackets. I found myself preparing for the same trip. I had about 3 pieces of luggage I had to reconcile into one. I had to leave my notebook computer behind. I was taking my Polo ski jacket and a book. I don't know what kind of book it was.
Two of the young men were being dragged by naked (though only top part was showing). Devilish looking people were being pulled into the ocean fighting against the waves. These devilish looking people were hitting the two young men with some kind of hooked rods. Somehow I felt no sympathy for them at all. By this time I realized that I and the others were dead! The room was pretty large, about 1000 sq. ft. One side was made up of full size sliding glass-doors. Another young man dressed in Chinese-Kung-Fu uniform like black jacket with long white pants and barefooted. It was Kim Il-Young, a friend of mine who I played tennis with. He is now in the Bay area studying. I asked him how I died. He said I ate SALT! I was somewhat confident that I was going to Heaven. But then some doubt came into my mind.
I stepped close to the glass doors. When I looked down, there was a deep drop, about 100 feet. At the bottom I could only see red with black dots. About15 feet away, there were several people in ski clothing waiting for the "ski lift" chairs to take them. No one had any actual ski equipment. One child (about 5 year old) walked over to me from the other side. He was walking on air! He told me to step into the deep. When I stepped down, I noticed the 100 meters depth was just an illusion. It was only about 1 foot deep! I went across the carpet with the child. Before I reached the end of the "ski lift" line, I realized I left my book behind, and all I wanted to bring was the book. I walked back and got the book.
When I turned back to go to the "ski lift" line, it was gone and the line was much further away (about 200-300 feet instead of several feet). This time, instead of waiting for the "ski lift," people were walking into a "door" which had a frame made of a very bright light. Also there were more people in line (about 20-30). People were sort of being "melted" by the light and became part of the light. I felt wonderful watching all this. The people in line seemed to be very content. I saw about 3 people being diffused by the bright light. Suddenly a super bright light appeared in front of me. This light was different from the one people were walking into. This light was the size of a human head. The light did not have any noticeable temperature difference. It was about 10 feet away from me. My eyes did not hurt. I felt very safe and wonderful. I wanted to go into the light, but I knew that I would not be able to come back. I thought about my 6 year old son,Timmy, and my wife. I wanted to go, but I could not leave Timmy... not now anyway. I decided not to go into the light. When I struggled, I woke up.
I was leaning against the wall on the same room that I was in initially. This time I could not see the "ski lift." The other 4 people were gone, too. Still leaning against the wall, I realized I had been dead became alive again. I saw my mother sleeping on the floor next to me along with my son Timmy and my wife.
My mother woke me up and says she has to go to the bathroom. I tell her I need to go also, then I knelt down and cried. I cried out loud and tears were coming down my face. I tell my mom "I was dead and then I came back to life again."
When I opened my eyes, I was laying down on my bed! Was it all a dream!? I've NEVER had a dream so real. Hence the super bright light, the size of a human head, was seen in a dream of a dream! I put my glasses on and looked at the clock, 3:35 am. So real! so real! so real!
Daniel I. Chong
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