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Brothers Wambua and

Muithi Mwanthi show w ith

pride the Kenyan flag and a robe

from their native land. They grew

Jeremiah 29:1 1 states, wonderful people praying for up in a Christian home, their fa­

ther being a pastor. Wambua
“For I know the thoughts me, and the Lord graciously said it was not until last year that

that I think toward you, saith chose to answer their prayers he got saved. “I did almost ev­

the LORD, thoughts of on my behalf. Thankfully, erything associated with being a

Christian, like being a choir
peace, and not of evil, to give my symptoms relatively dis­ member and teaching Sunday

you an expected end.” As appeared as quickly as they school, yet the irony of it was I

Laura Bowen looks back on had appeared all those years was not a Christian. I was a

hypocrite and I knew it.” He told
her life, this verse has become before. To me, being able to his mother that he had accepted

meaningful to her. When she get out of bed every day and Jesus; she said she knew he

was five vears old, Laura ob- enjoy God’s creation is a had not been saved and had

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been praying for him daily. “I
tained a virus that the doc­ miracle. As I looks back on can’t believe that I heard the

tors could not diagnose, and her life, I wouldn’t trade the message of Christ’s death on the

it began to attack her im­ times of sickness for any­ cross a thousand times, yet I still

wasn’t saved. It just shows that
mune svstem. She was sick thing." She thanks the Lord man cannot be saved on his own

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and in bed most of the time that even through the rough accord. It was only by the work

until she was twelve years old. times, He has her ultimate of God's spirit through the ear­

She said, “I had so many good in mind. nest prayers of my dear mother

that changed my life.”

Melody Thom as, Laura Jeff Wahlberg rides the

Bowen and Julie Lynn turn m echanical bull at Camp

to a Bible passage during Mon­ Calvary in Pennsylvania, where

day dorm night devotions. Laura he has worked for two summers.

is the assistant devotional leader “It was a great ministry where I

in Paden U. “God has blessed could grow spiritually as well as

me here with wonderful friends help others to grow,” he said.

who continue to remember me in "College was a big decision I

their prayers,” Laura said. struggled with. It was amazing

to see God work behind the

scenes and open doors. It’s

good to be here, knowing this is

where God wants me."