“The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.” Psalm 126:3
The following experience is related to us by Brother Edson Custódio, who at the time was the President of the North Brazilian Union.
God has been very good to us, and we see evidences of this on a daily basis. However, one illustration of this that I would like to share is an experience that has left a deep impression in our lives, and whose effects we are still feeling as the result of the power of God.
Before the 1989 Revolution in Romania, the Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement Church was intensely persecuted by the communist regime. Members were gathering in private houses, and they were often interrogated or even sent to jail. After the Revolution, the joy was huge, and in just a few years, many worship places were built throughout the Romanian state.
But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” Matthew 14:30
On December 19, 2015, the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Montreal, Quebec, Canada held a special Sabbath for the children of the church. The Sabbath was held in the church building our church rents. The theme of the Sabbath was David and Goliath. The goal was to help the children see how they can overcome their daily challenges and fight their giant problems.
Psalm 33:19, 20 “To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.”
In May of 2002, my family and I were in Arkansas for some weekend evangelistic meetings. On Sunday, we headed back home to Dallas, Texas. My wife and I packed our things into the car, called the children, and left the Hindsville church were we had been staying.