God is at work...

Philippians 2:13
"For God is at work within you, helping you want to obey HIM, 
and then helping you do what He wants"

                   A Miracle Story of HIS Work: 
(Names changed to protect)
His sister, Carol was married to David for more than 40 years.  During all of that time she, and others in the family prayed faithfully for him and shared the message of Christ with him lovingly.  But David and his extended family were proclaimed atheists, active in the Communist party.   Carol's brother, Ben, talked to David about Christ a number of times.  But David was antagonistic towards Christianity.  He was a man who seldom showed emotion, and never asked anyone for anything.  He seemed to feel he knew everything and had everything.

One evening Ben arrived in Carol's town and went to a church service with her.  During the following weeks the family noticed a change in the David.  He had started to go by the church in the evenings to pick up Carol.

One evening David asked the pastor, "Why do I feel like crying whenever I come into the church"  The pastor explained that it "was because of his spiritual need".  They talked at length and that evening David confessed all of his sins.  The pastor prayed for him, and he had an encounter with Christ. The following days a transformation in David's life was obvious to all.  He became pleasant, servicial, and helpful to his family and others.  He said, "I want to do something for God.  I have done nothing for Him."

That weekend David suddenly became very ill and was hospitalized.  He died that Sunday, just three days after his conversion.  At his funeral  Ben saw that there was a new expression on David's  face, smiling in peace.  Ben gave the message at the funeral sharing boldly about everyone's need for "The Good Shepherd" from Psalm 23.  Amazingly, from this group of many "atheistic" family members, 15 persons prayed to accept Christ.