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Me: \u00a0How are you doing today Prodigal?<\/p>\n

Prodigal: I have a fun weekend planned!<\/p>\n

Me: \u00a0Are you excited?<\/p>\n

Prodigal: \u00a0I could hallelujah the countryside!<\/p>\n

Me: \u00a0Sounds like a fun time!<\/p>\n

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This is from the book Voices of the Faithful by Beth Moore<\/p>\n

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Kaili felt he had no choice but to be in a gang. \u00a0Most Miao villages are safe, but his town in Southwest Asia was not. \u00a0He had been robbed and threatened too many times. \u00a0As part of a gang, though, things were looking up. \u00a0The other gangs feared him, for he was a fighter.<\/strong><\/p>\n

To be Miao meant that Kali grew up in a family who worshiped their ancestors and lived in fear of evil spirits. \u00a0He never heard the name of Jesus or knew of His power. \u00a0But that was about to change.<\/strong><\/p>\n

One night, in a dream, Kaili saw a cross by the river. \u00a0He picked it up, and a beam of light fell upon him from heaven. \u00a0He began to dance in it. \u00a0The next day after the dream, Kaili’s roommate came in holding a cross. \u00a0Kaili exclaimed, “You found that by the river, didn’t you?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

He had! \u00a0Kaili asked if he could have the cross, and he set out to discover what it meant. \u00a0Then one night, he had another dream. \u00a0A tall angel came to his door and told him the message of the cross.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not long afterward, there came a knock on Kaili’s door. \u00a0When he opened it, a tall foreigner was standing there. \u00a0Kaili exclaimed, “You’re the one! \u00a0Tell me how I can know the message of the cross!”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kaili gave his life to Christ and has led many gang members to Him. \u00a0Together, they’ve started a new “gang” of Miao Christians who are leading others to Him.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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So I tell you to believe that you have received the things you ask for in prayer, and God will give them to you.<\/p>\n

Mark 11:24<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n

www.theprodigalpig.com<\/p>\n

www.faithincounseling.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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