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To Kajang for Life

Spirit at work, as previously, swearing was second nature to
me. God’s miraculous work of transforming my life was truly
amazing.
Before I accepted Christ, I was chain smoking 40 cigarettes
a day. I had always wanted to quit smoking but was unable
to do so. Now with God’s help, I went on a 72-hour period of
fasting and prayer, and I was delivered from my addiction
overnight! I have not touched a cigarette for more than 15
years now. I learned from the Bible that my body is God’s gift
which the Holy Spirit dwells in me. I realised then that my
body deserves the best care and I should not take it lightly.

BLUE SUIT

Before long, I became a senior in prison. Seniors have the
privilege of moving about more freely in the prison blocks.
This was about the time that the wardens had given me
permission to visit the newcomers in their cells. The freshies
were invariably full of regret for being in prison, and they
were very much comforted when I shared passages from the
Bible. Having experienced new life myself, I was convinced
that God’s Word had the power to transform the lives of these
prisoners.
I would say to some of them, “Uncle, look at me, I am in
prison for life and yet I can go through this. You can, too –
never give up. We must have hope because even the word
‘hopeless’ begins with the word, ‘hope’.”
They soon learned to trust me and appreciated that I was
there to help them through their toughest times. Often, I
would give away my bars of soap and other toiletries to those
who needed them. Even some prisoners whom the wardens
found difficult to rehabilitate were touched when I shared the
Bible with them – that is how powerful God is!
The transformation in my life was evident to everyone.
Sometimes if a group of them were discussing something
inappropriate and I approached them, they would quickly
change the topic. They realised that I was with them, but I was
no longer one of them.

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