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Then Came the Glory
have rest." But the things he said haunted me.
I liked luxury, having a good time, drinking, parties, and dancing. I tried to stay far away from people with
Bibles. I met a cousin in Shashemene and invited him to have a drink with me. He answered, "My faith does not allow me
to drink." I got away from him as quickly as possible. But when my work transferred me to Addis Ababa, I stayed at
my cousin's home. He invited me to a farewell program for a friend going overseas. What a disappointment to find
myself at a church. I thought, "Since I am here, I might as well be patient and listen."
Several blind people came to the platform and sang a special song, I wondered, "How can these men joyfully
praise the God who made them blind?" Singing the chorus with them, I realized God has given me good health, but I am the one who is blind because I do not know Him. I made a secret decision to follow Jesus; as we left the meeting I tore up my package of cigarettes and threw them in the sewer.
One of my brothers saw me throw away my package of cigarettes and explained the plan of salvation to me as he
understood it. Under his instruction, I was baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; received the Holy
Ghost; and became a member of the Pull Gospel Church. I often wimessed to others how God saved me, then Teshome told me how Brother Teklemariam talked to him about the oneness of the Godhead and baptism in Jesus Name.
One day Teshome said, "We are going to a new
place for services."
We found two foreign missionaries and four or five
lepers having church; the missionaries touched my heart with their weeping as they prayed. Later, Teshome told them we
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