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My Life For many years we spent our It seemed to be a last resort so with holidays camping at Motutere Bay on much scepticism on my part we the shores of Lake Taupo. prayed asking God that he would During this time we became friendly arrange for our friend to contact us. with a couple who were camped You would hardly believe my beside us and would often take "John" surprise when a letter arrived two out fishing. days later posted the day before we I can remember the first time that prayed. Some would say, what a he began to talk about his friend coincidence, but I know that God had Jesus. Somewhat threatened by this gone before us preparing even in "religious talk" I responded that I don't advance of our prayers, mind taking him fishing but I don't With my wife's encouragement I want to hear any more of this religion. began to read the bible and unlike any You see I had been baptised as a previous attempts to read this book baby and later confirmed as a the word was now alive and I could teenager and wertt to Church on odd understand what it was about. occasions. I had my own religion. We I was a sinner, I was separated were a good clean living family and from God and in desperate need of a we were OK, so I thought. saviour. Jesus Christ was that I still had some things to learn. saviour, the Son of God who suffered There came a time when I became my punishment, died my death on that greatly concerned about a friend who Cross of Calvary that I might have was travelling around New Zealand New Life. I was born again. My Spirit alone on a bicycle and we had no had been made alive to God. idea about their current whereabouts. Whereas previously I had sought I tried every possible human means fulfilment in hunting, fishing, playing of contacting this person, by tel- sport, especially cricket, and work. egrams to the Interisland Ferry I now found that total fulfilment in Terminal, notices in provincial papers Jesus Christ. His Peace was now etc, all these efforts proved futile. mine. My wife, who was fellowshipping at Howard Thurston a local church, suggested that Howard and Jill were successful perhaps we should pray and ask God Taihape hill country farmers, now to intervene. working for Zoe Ministries. Howard will be speaking at the Apostolic Church, Goldfinch Street, Ohakune, on Sunday 11 May, 10.30am.

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