Hector's Story
He had come prepared. Three weeks after receiving the study, New Life in Christ, Hector had all the blanks of the first lesson filled-in. Only one thing was missing—accepting Christ as his Savior.
Hector was a 21 year-old Spaniard, already worn out from drugs and alcohol. One day, while surfing the internet, he came across a Christian program from Puerto Rico. As he listened, his curiosity grew and he began searching for God. He downloaded the Bible onto his cell phone and began reading it daily. His reading lead to questions and the questions lead him back to the internet to search for an evangelical church. He found one in Ubeda, a town 28 miles away. He called the church office and spoke to SEND missionary, Lazaro Pascual, peppering him with questions. He was particularly interested in how the evangelical church differed from the traditional church. Lazaro carefully answered Hector’s questions and promised to send him the book, More Than a Carpenter, and the first lesson of New Life in Christ. A few days later, they arranged to meet and discuss the books.
Lazaro arrived at the café with his wife Loida and Rogelio, a brother from the church. Hector was waiting for them, lesson completed. Lazaro and the others used the lesson to talk about salvation and right then and there, Hector accepted Jesus as his Savior. In three weeks, Hector had gone from hopelessness to new life in Christ.
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