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Dear
Brother David, Greetings from |
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My name is
Shobana. My father is a drunkard, my mother, poor and humble. My parents have
got two daughters only, me and my sister. I am aged 17. I am studying in the
Science group of the +2 class of the |
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Our whole
family believes in Hinduism. My father is an auto-rickshaw driver, though a
drunkard. As he spends all his income for liquor, he neither helps mother nor
supports us in our education. Therefore, to educate us and to maintain house
hold, my mother has to do hard sundry work- she goes about door to door
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On
holidays, I used to go with my mother to rich families to help her in her
work. On such goings, a Youngman of a rich family snared me saying that he
was in love with me. Promising to marry me, he ruined my virginity. With the
thought of alleviating poverty, I succumbed myself to all his desires. He was
an addict of the dangerous drug cocaine. Several occasions he gave me too the
injection of the drug and made me float in intoxication. As a result, I
became a slave to the drug. |
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I could
not but inject the drug in to my body remain alive. I felt committing
suicide. Days went on. |
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In the
meantime, he began love-affairs with a rich woman and completely cut off all his
relations with me. I wept bitterly, to forget it, I favored drugs. My mother
being poor, I could not purchase drugs. But I could not live without drugs.
Therefore I went out to commit suicide by laying my head on the railway
track. My mother comes to know all about me with all my problems. She got my
letter, which I left at home, mentioning my final plan. Knowing it, my mother
and sister searched for me in vain. They sighed and sobbed, and drenched in
tears being severely grief-stricken. With broken hearts mother prayed,
"If there is a living God, Shobana should be saved." |
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It was on
a Sunday morning 10 'o' clock I had laid my head on the rail and was waiting
for the Bombay-Calcutta, Howrah Express Train to run over me. Under the rainy
clouds, under the rails, I spied a tract of 4 pages in white paper entitled
"Deliverance". In the same posture, I read its first page
"Jesus delivers every sinner from all sinful evil habits". This
instilled the hope in my heart that this Jesus Christ would deliver me and
save me. With the paper in hand, I came out of the rail way track. Within
seconds the train went by. |
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In a
forlorn condition, I read the tract soberly again and again. Having
acknowledged the Saving Power of Jesus Christ as I read the prayer, in ten lines.
At the end of the tract, I cried aloud, wept bitterly and I was saved.
Instantly, a perfect peace reigned my heart. |
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I went
ahead to end my life since our faith in Hinduism never said that there was
salvation for a wretched sinner like me. Jesus delivers! All my thanks due to
Him. HE is the Living God! |
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By the
tract 'Deliverance' by India Bible Mission, Christ entered into my heart and
saved me. The joy Jesus gave my heart knew no bounds. |
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I went home
and told my mother about the tidings of my salvation. My mother burst into
joyful tears and uttered that the real living God had heard her prayers and
answered it; "if there is a living God, my daughter Shobana should be
saved". |
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Through a
printed paper, I was saved. Further, the whole family happily accepted Jesus
Christ as the living God and Savior. They committed their lives unto Him. |
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I prayed
for my father for his salvation. Wonderful! Within a couple of days, Lord
Jesus delivered my father from drunkenness and saved him. As a whole family
we worship Jesus with this one tract of 'Deliverance'. Jesus is giving daily
boundless joy to our family. |
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As
mentioned in the tract, please send us a bible and an application form for
Basic Bible Course. Dear Brother David, as a mark of having received Jesus
Christ as our Savior, me and the members of my family are prepared to take
baptism and do all for Jesus. |
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There are
very many youths in |
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It possible, enroll us in your India Bible mission
and use us as an instrument to serve the Lord. |
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Expecting 'Bible' and 'Basic Bible Course-form'
awaiting the tracts also. We pray for your Christian work. |
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Thank you
very much, |
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Loving
Sister, |
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Shobana |
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Translated
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Contact
India Bible mission for more info |
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E-mail: jdg@vsnl.com |
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jdgibm@msn.com |
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