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church. The preaching was good, but I was scared to
death. I will never forget him—a very small guy, about

five feet tall, with a voice like thunder. He preached

from Matthew 24. I swear I was going to die that night
and go straight to hell because I was not baptized. They

had this pool all set up to baptize the same night if you
would let them. But I was not quite ready to be a

Seventh-day Adventist.

So, after, I went back to Oakwood. I was telling the
pastor night and day that I wanted to be baptized. They

were making plans to take a group of us to another place
with a pool when they discovered that there was a pool

under the pulpit right there at Oakwood. It only needed
to be cleaned and filled up. We were overjoyed. People

were getting baptized every month. All went well

throughout this period, as I was taught by a wonderful
man of God and his wife, Pastor Andrew and his wife.

May their souls rest in peace.

I attended that church for over twenty years and made

lots of long-lasting friends. I’ve been to so many places

with the ladies' group all over the United States. As a

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