A widow lady, who always kept tracts on hand gave one one day to a young fellow who begged a meal from her. He was very poorly dressed and his general appearance led one to form an unfavorable opinion of him. Outside her house, he sat down on the grass in the shade of a tree and began to read the tract.
Years later the same man came back, well-dressed and his whole appearance changed. He now gave the impression that he was a Christian man and in prosperous circumstances. Greeting the lady he said: “I’m not come this time to beg, but to thank you heartily for the tract you gave me. It made a deep impression and led me to the Lord Jesus. From Him I received the forgiveness of my sins. God who received me, cared for me. I got a job and by His grace I have prospered. The Lord has blessed me with a good and truly Christian wife and children who are already learning to love the Lord. Next to God Himself I have to thank you for all this, who gave me this tract which was such a blessing to me.”
ML-11/05/1978