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Fruit From 10-Year-Old Seed

In an Eastern European country, Campus Crusade for Christ staff handed out planners and pens to university students as a way to promote their website. This note came from a student named Boris*, who visited the website:

"I am very thankful to the man who gave me a planner. In the planner, I read a lot of good things and also for your movement, for your vision, and how and why you want to help the students to reach their goals. I especially like that you put an emphasis on the spiritual development of an individual. This is something I am very interested in myself. That is why I want to be a part of your movement."

When staff member Andrei* read the note, he realized he was the one who gave Boris the planner. Andrei shares the rest of the story:

"I was very excited to see such a quick and positive response, so it didn't take me long to contact [Boris]. We met for coffee, and I shared the gospel with him through the Four Spiritual Laws booklet. When we came to the prayer, he said that it was very familiar to him. He said he heard the same prayer once through a movie he had watched with his mom when he was younger. I shared with him that it was the 'JESUS' film that was shown in his town ten years ago. It was so exciting that after ten years, he was now sitting across from me, the one who had shown the film in his town. My joy was even greater when he decided right then to invite Jesus into his life! Now, Boris says that the Bible is the best book he has ever read, and he has on his heart to reach ALL people with the good news of Jesus. I am praising God for Boris and his willingness to grow in his faith. I am looking forward to being beside him to nurture him in this new adventure with Jesus."

Praise God for the work of His Holy Spirit to plant, water and harvest the seed of His truth!

*Names changed for confidentiality purposes.