Mike and Cindy from Titusville, Fl

On this one, I talked to Mike. He said there were two factors that influence him to accept Christ. The first one was that his wife became a Christian and then two of his friends got saved and began to work on him.

But how did Cindy come to the Lord? This is interesting. They were living in Huntsville, Alabama when Mike’s wife began looking for a school for their daughter. It turned out to be a Christian school. Because of that school, Cindy was invited to a bible study with other women. She made a commitment through that experience and also received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.

Now back to Mike. When all this happened (now 20 years ago) Mike became resentful of his wife. In fact, he began to say “another man stole my wife.” But over time as he saw the change in her and as his two friends continued to show love and concern for him, he turned his life over the Christ as well. They never gave up, even through his resentment. Mike said this didn’t happen like a bolt of lightning, but gradually. He also talked about how Promisekeepers was an influence. He, too, received the Holy Spirit Baptism and has been active in their Assembly of God church for many years.

Learnings:

Not all adult decisions for Christ are the result of a crisis or troubled situation, but many seem to be so far. In this case, everything was fine with the family as the world would see it. But Cindy’s interest in the Bible study group opened the door.
The Christian school in Huntsville was the conduit to this family’s spiritual awakening. Score one for Christian schools.