Most of you probably know my wife Diane is from a town around 10 miles from Belfast, so it's extra exciting for me to read things like the following article. God is so much bigger than all the political turmoil that has ripped apart the island of Ireland for centuries, but especially during the 20th century. Let's pray the legacy of the 21st century is a return to Christ in an awesome revival. They've experienced revival before, with some amazing testimony, but like all these revivals, it ended. I'm praying that next time, it lasts.
Jack McKee, pastor of New Life City Church in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has shared an exciting testimony of salvation on the streets of his city. The pastor describes a providential encounter one night when five young men from"across the wall" had an altercation with the police in the street where McKee had been playing Scrabble with some friends. McKee had the opportunity to intervene in the situation and ultimately invited the young men into the home where he and his friends proceeded to witness to them.
"They came in," said McKee, "sat down and with the greatest respect they listened as we prayed and explained who we were and where we were from, and as Boneyard (an ex-prisoner and ex-gangster) shared his story." The following Sunday 15 youth from "across the wall" came to McKee's church. "At the end of the service two of the young men from the Falls, who had come into the home on Friday night, committed their lives to Christ., Several people came to the front and knelt in the presence of God as they worshipped and received prayer."
"I was amazed to see that one of the young men who had just given his life to Christ was the person we had identified on the Friday night as the leader of the group. He had seemed agitated at times as he got up three times and went out before coming back in again. It seemed he was wanting his mates to leave with him, but none did." Concluded McKee, "If God could do it for Nicky Cruz, he could do it for that young man. There he was on his knees with his hands raised in worship and with tears running down his face. You cannot put a price on this, although Jesus did!"
Source: Inspire Magazine via Australian Prayer Network
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