Tom Carter, an evangelist, told the story of how he was holding meetings in Pennsylvania one time. A young fellow who had formerly lived next door to a preacher killed another man. The whole community was stirred.
Mr. Carter and the preacher obtained permission to visit the young man in his cell. After telling him his own story of how he himself was converted in prison, the two men succeeded in leading the young fellow to Christ.
Then the newly saved young man addressed the preacher and sadly said, “To think I lived next door to you for months, and you never told me anything about Jesus until I came here! If you only had, I may never have killed another man.”
Are we overlooking any opportunities to bring Christ to souls close-by?
ML-01/13/1980