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Kune larvery TCBFKAC "at thecafebarformerlyknown J as Cleches!" Saturday 26th April from 5.30pm $20 Jk per person ■ Ohakune Hotel, Clyde St, Ohakune. Phone 385 8268 ■ -WeVe made it eveneasier for you ••• I to purchase that new chainsaw or mower with our new hire purchase finance arrangements and the new EFT POS link. So come&see us today and shop the easy way! AvcoV weffpos Financial Services * Finance subject to normal credit criteria. Maximum confinnation time 1 hour. 117 Seddon St, Raetihi. Phone/Fa*o6 385 4146 nr A/hniirc 06 385 4754 » y From Prison to Preacher Barry Smith was born on 9 April 1 947 in One night a lady by the name of Maria Mount Eden Prison. Hapu asked me along to a party. So I got "This was the beginning ofaverywrong two flagons and went along. But to my life style. There were seven children our surprise they all had black books with Holy family, most from different men. I have Bible written onthem. (This was in 1969). never seen or known my father. I felt a little out of place as you can imagine. Asayoungboyl was tossed from home I heard the gospel and went home. A tohome. Ididn'tevenknow myown family, little time passed and I went with mum to My mother had four marriages, but now is the home group again. A visiting speaker, a Christian. The most wonderful mother (Michael was his name), spoke on Mark NOW! 2:1-12.1 had been to the pub to gain some We learned how to steal, fight and sur- Dutch courage. Michael asked if any one vive the hard way. We lived in car sheds as wanted to give their life to JESUS and I put a home. I used to eat children's lunches my hand up. The moment I responded, I they threw into the rubbish bins at school. felt Satan being dethroned from my life as I had no discipline, or self control. I was I said the sinners' prayer with Michael. classed by a medical person as a "wild As JESUS came into my life I had a animal" who was never trained. I had a vision in which I saw myself standing with violent temper and it even frightened me my whole body in chains. Then a voice when I was out of control. said to me BARRY, YOU ARE FREE", and When I was seven, something abusive the chains turned into a heap of powder at was done to me which did not help me at my feet. all. I have heard the Lord's audible voice As a ten year old, I worked on a farm. I three times and once JESUS came and was upat 3.30 in the moming milking cows healed me in my room. and went to school for a sleep, then back Following JESUS has not been easy to work on the farm. and sometimes I struggled to let go of Istarteddrinkingalcoholatayoungage things. It was hard but worth every moand was an alcoholic in my early twenties. ment to me now. I was full of hate and bitterness towards 28 years later God is still doing His women and men, for both had messed up Daddy workon mylife. Hehasalsoblessed my life. As you can imagine I did time me with alovelywife, who encourages me. inside (back home), just enough to bring Proverbs 3:5&6 was the first Bible verse metomysenses. I was 21 years old when to speak to me and 28 years later it still I went to prison. does! Barry will be speaking at the Apostolic Church, Goldfinch Street, Ohakune, on Sunday 27 April, 10.30am.