Testimony

An Amazing Wednesday Night Conversion
Submitted by Shane Allen
Posted by Joey Kelly

I don't even know where to begin but I cannot hold this in. We had 84 people on Sunday morning and I preached a message I had never preached. I actually thought I preached pretty good too. I thought we had a great Easter service. HOWEVER, HOWEVER, HOWEVER, the sermon Bro. Jose Santana preached tonight with a mere 20 people in the service was AMAZING. That brother PREACHED AND I MEAN HE PREACHED. You could feel the spirit of God moving from the first song.

We had 1 visitor but oh what a visit. THE PRODIGAL CAME HOME. In the 9 years I have pastored this church there has only been one other person that I could think of that prayed through to salvation like this brother did tonight. In fact, in the 9 years I have pastored this church, this service and this salvation would be one of the best services I have been in. This young man called out to God through many tears, asked forgiveness for doing his own thing and living his own way and not Gods way. He wept and cried and a bawled and repented and asked Jesus to save him. He told God he hadn't felt the spirit of God in years but God got a hold of him tonight.

I was crying as much as this young man because Wendy & I have been praying lately for salvations just like this. I have told God lately I am tired of dried eyed, cold prayer, stone hearted conversions that are simply repeating a prayer and no change takes place, no transformation, nothing, nada. I have asked God to send souls that get down to business with him at the altar and God answered my prayer tonight, just as he was answering this young mans prayers tonight.

He drove about 40 miles to come to our church. He drove through at least 3 other cities to get here. His mother told him to come to our church. He told her he had been to other churches. She said, NO. Not like this church. I just feel in my spirit this little church in this little town of Taylor is what you need. I asked him how she knew about our church. He said he didn't know. She is just old-time Pentecost and prays and God talks to her. Come to find out, Wendy and I went to the same bible school as his mom and dad and he said he didn't know that until we started talking.

I am just overflowing with wonder at the Lord Jesus at this moment. I am amazed at how God has directed various people to our church. I am speechless and yet I can't stop praising the Lord. Yes this was a regular Wednesday night service with a mere 20 people and 5 of those were children under the age of 5. AMAZING, AMAZING, AMAZING is all I can say.