During a writing conference where I served as a faculty member Tamy handed me a postcard with a handwritten prayer on the back She explained that she read the faculty biographies wrote specific prayers on each card and prayed as she delivered them to us In awe over the details in her personal message to me I thanked God for encouraging me through Tamy rsquo s gesture Then I prayed for her in return When I struggled with pain and fatigue during the conference I pulled out the postcard The Lord refreshed my spirit as I reread Tamy rsquo s [... more]

After I became a believer in Jesus I shared the gospel with my mother Instead of making a decision to trust Jesus as I expected she stopped speaking to me for a year Her bad experiences with people who claimed to follow Jesus made her distrust believers in Christ I prayed for her and reached out to her weekly The Holy Spirit comforted me and continued working on my heart as my mom gave me the silent treatment When she finally answered my phone call I committed to loving her and sharing God rsquo s truth with her whenever I [... more]