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For mercy unlimited and love unfailing, cry out to God! He will provide shelter until the violent storm has passed.

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Father, you are an awesome God. We honor your name and trust you with our whole hearts. We place our future in your hands. Even when we are desperate, we are confident of your mercy.

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A Wonderful Gift For You

Donna I. Douglas God Stories: They're So Amazing, Only God Could Make Them Happen, Starburst Publishers, 1999, pp. 90, 91. SoAmazing.com

Category: Inspiration
Keywords: Dr. Bill Bright, Hollywood, actors, died, devasted, mansion, world famous, Christ's, love, The Four Spiritual Laws, God, Americans, inebriated, pardon, peace, purpose, power, faith, trust, free gift, salvation, Jesus Christ, Starburst Publishers, Douglas, Donna I. Douglas

". . . Dr. Bill Bright's mind raced across the continent to Hollywood, California, where just two nights prior, he had been privileged to be a guest at a large banquet of Hollywood personalities who had gathered to honor one of their own. Many of them were famous movie stars, producers, directors, or entertainers from all over the world.   57

He sat between a man who had been one of the great actors of our country for more than thirty years and the daughter of one of the founders of the Hollywood industry, the wife of a famous actor. Dr. Bright had barely taken his seat when the woman began telling him how miserable she was and how she had nothing to live for. Her little dog, the most prized, beloved possession of her life, had died the day before and she was devastated.

She lived in a palatial mansion. She was world-famous. She had a great fortune at her disposal. And she felt she had nothing to live for.

When Dr. Bright shared the most joyful news of Christ's love for her through a little booklet, The Four Spiritual Laws, he saw a dramatic change in her countenance. She seemed overwhelmed to learn that God loved her and had a wonderful plan for her life. She asked if she could keep the booklet, stating that its content was so wonderful that she wanted to read it over and over again.

He then turned to the man on his left--an actor known to most Americans. He was inebriated. Dr. Bright tried to initiate a conversation by speaking to him of his work with students. The actor responded angrily saying, 'Why waste your time on students? They're just a bunch of hotheaded radicals. Why doesn't someone work with older people?'

The man began to sob and continued, 'Why doesn't somebody work with people like me? I need help!'

Dr. Bright was able to help that dear man. Later, he accepted Jesus as his Savior and was baptized in one of the larger churches in southern California.

. . . God's pardon, peace, purpose and power are available to everyone who by faith places their trust in the free gift of salvation through Jesus Christ. Through Campus Crusade for Christ International, Dr. Bill Bright has spent his entire life trying to make sure that everyone is given the opportunity to accept this wonderful gift!"

SoAmazing Review: Donna I. Douglas shares her amazing collection of stories from famous people about their encounters with God.

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Young And Vulnerable, But He Prays

Frank E. Peretti, This Present Darkness, Crossway Books, 1987, p. 13.
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Category: Fiction
Keywords: sobbing, kneeling, prayer, petition, praises, passion, tears, the little warrior, interceding, Lord, others, newspaperman, fight, Crossway Books, Peretti, Frank E. Peretti

"Then the first sound was added to the picture: a soft, muffled sobbing from the end of the right pew. There, kneeling in earnest prayer, his head resting on the hard wooden bench, and his hands clenched with fervency, was a young man, very young, the blond man thought at first: young and vulnerable. It all showed in his countenance, now the very picture of pain, grief, and love. His lips moved without sound as names, petitions, and praises poured forth with passion and tears.

The two couldn't help but just stand there for a moment, watching, studying, pondering.

'The little warrior,' said the dark-haired one.

The big blond man formed the words himself in silence, looking down at the contrite man in prayer.

'Yes,' he observed, 'this is the one. Even now he's interceding, standing before the Lord for the sake of the people, for the town . . . '

Almost every night he's here.'

At that remark, the big man smiled. 'He's not so insignificant.'

'But he's the only one. He's alone.'

'No.' The big man shook his head. 'There are others. There are always others. They just have to be found. For now, his single, vigilance is the beginning.'

'He's going to be hurt, you know that.'

'And so will the newspaperman. And so will we.'

'But will we win?'

The big man's eyes seemed to burn with a rekindled fire.

'We will fight.'

'We will fight,' his friend agreed."

SoAmazing Review: In The Present Darkness Frank Peretti tells the story of a small town's fight against evil. He is a master storyteller. Some books get reread, this is one of those.

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