Our Friend Noah

I want everyone to pray for an individual by the name of Noah. Noah has been unemployed for three plus weeks, has a wife and four children, and accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his Savior and Lord Wednesday night. The Lord used Kelcei Chamberlain to introduce him to our group on a walk back from the store buying supplies for the next day. Kelcei asked Andrew, Scott and me if we would come out to the front of the hotel where Noah was standing. We spoke with him for a few minutes and my Spirit did not agree with what I was hearing. It wasn't that he didn't have the right answers, but I just did not feel comfortable saying goodbye to Noah. So we asked Noah if he would come back the next night about the same time so we could sit down and talk with him more. He agreed.

The next night Noah came back as agreed. As the group met to share what had happened that day, Scott, Kelcei, Andrew and I had the opportunity to speak with Noah again. It was yet again affirmed that God had this group of people together for a reason. What Noah shared that he was looking for work, the door was opened for Kelcei to share the part of her testimony concerning how God is faithful to provide. His personal struggle with alcohol opened the door for me to share part of my testimony, and how someone I know struggled with a similar addiction. The word was shared and Noah told us that he knew the Lord. We offered him a Bible which he asked for the night before when we shared scripture with him, and Scott challenged him to read it daily. Believe it or not, the Lord wasn't through with Noah. Noah was told that if he came back the next night, we would give him a food bag to take back to his family.

The next night Noah came back and we had the food bag waiting for him. Actually, Noah was at our hotel when we arrived back from eating out. In talking with Noah, it became apparent that Noah had not made Jesus Lord of his life when the interpreter Edwin told us that Noah had not read certain scripture that we had asked him to read. We spoke with him and we shared the gospel with him in very clear and concise language. Faith comes by hearing and hearing from the word of God. Noah prayed and became a brother in Christ. Praise be to God for the great things He has done and continues to do. To Him be the glory forever and ever. AMEN!

Written by Wendell Sheffield...