Today we had a few hours extra to spend because one of the services was cancelled. Bro. Sumner decided to take the men to a hospital to pray for soldiers who were sick or injured. This turned out to be one of the most impacting events and has really given me a heavy heart. We went into one room where there was a very young soldier laying in bed and looked to be in bad condition. He was very conscious though and talked with Bro. Sumner. We found out that this young man tried to commit suicide. He shot himself in the stomach three times with the M16 they carry. He said he was a backslider and was being tormented in his mind. He said before they did surgery he gave his heart back to the Lord! Praise God for second chances! The sad thing is that there are many here that commit suicide. One popular way is to take a poisonous pill that kills you within hours! It’s so sad that people live in such depression and hopelessness that they feel the best way out is suicide. In Christ there is always hope! In Christ we have a reason for living! A purpose! A lively hope! Suicide is never the answer! If I can just convince a few of these young men of this fact and help keep them from an eternal hell! They would be saved! Christ gets the glory! We had a wonderful service tonight where the Lord came by in a mighty way! 100% of the men came and prayed! The commander said this; "we may have bullet armor that protects us in the flesh, but we also need the spiritual armor to protect us for eternity!"
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AuthorBro. Brock Moore is a teacher at Free Gospel Bible Institute. He has been to India and Honduras. ArchivesCategories |