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Antonella came to Christ in the context of the women’s Bible study when she understood that God knows her so completely and still loves her. She said that she truly realized that she is a sinner and Christ is the Savior.
It is apparent that she has come to Christ by the changes that have taken place in her life. Thus, having noticed the changes in her life and being encouraged by her to find out more, Antonella’s husband, Bruno, attended the second training session of Evangelism Explosion (EE). The course is being taught to four churches that are working together to evangelize the central part of their province for Christ.
At the end of the first part of the training, Bruno said that EE would probably not work in Italy because it was an American program developed for Americans. Regardless of his response, I invited Bruno, Antonella and two people from our church who are in training to get a cup of coffee so we could talk. During the conversation, I asked Bruno if I could share the EE presentation with him. He agreed and I began along with the trainees intervening at times.
I was amazed at how Bruno has not been influenced by the normal Italian religious traditions even though he and Antonella were devoted for some time. Bruno seemed to be tracking with the presentation; therefore, I asked if the presentation made sense and if he wanted to receive Christ as Savior and Lord. He said, yes, and made the commitment through prayer to follow Christ. Not only did all the angels rejoice but our church has been rejoicing that Bruno and Antonella have new life in Christ. I won’t take the time to list all the divine things the Lord did to organize the evening in which Bruno came to Christ. A series of “circumstances” lined up in such a way that even the harshest skeptic would have been amazed.
Janet and I are now in the process of discipling Bruno and Antonella and it has been a delight to see the smiles come to their faces when they discover a new truth. Four days after Bruno’s conversion his boss called him into her office. Bruno is the foreman of a group of heavy equipment mechanics. There are at least 30 people under him. His boss asked if there was anything wrong.
Bruno said, “No, there is nothing wrong.”
She asked if Bruno was feeling okay. He said yes and then he asked why.
His boss said, “Everyone has noticed that you have changed. You have not yelled at your crew for two days and you have stopped cussing.” We rejoice in God’s transformation!
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