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Date:         Mon, 9 Nov 1992 16:19:59 CST
From:         "(CADDC Dude)" <hale@DINO.WES.ARMY.MIL>
Subject:      A Testimony

     Being new to the use of listservers I am very excited to see
christians exploiting the technology.  Being new I would like to
read some testimonies about where people are at and where they are
heading.  So I will start with mine...

     First listen to a dream I had a couple months ago...

     In the dream I was brought before the Judge and the verdict
was that I was found lacking in Faith ( A very Heavy, crushing
blow).  With what strength was left in me I asked what I might do
to improve.  The answer was to UNDERSTAND, ACCEPT, and ALLOW.
     What sleep I got the rest of the night was anything but
restful.  Morning came and I dragged myself into the bathtub in a
cloud of depression.  Then while I was bathing it came to me that
I was found worthy to be judged but not only that to be given an
answer as to how to improve.  The clouds of doom rolled away and
the light shined in.
     Since then I have applied the three step of understanding
accepting, and then allowing to all aspects of my life.

     My testimony based on the three steps...

     I was raised in a christian family that went to Sunday School
and worship services.  Or in other words, the UNDERSTANDing that
comes from teaching and studying was in place from an early age.
     It was not until I was about 13 that I ACCEPTED Jesus Christ
as my Saving Lord.  That through His atoning sacrifice I was washed
clean by His Blood.  This was a very emotional experience for me
with many shed tears.  However, it was mixed with sorrow for I new
that I would drift away.  I pleaded earnestly not to be left and
that if I should ever fall away that I would be called back
nevertheless I drifted.
     Around the age of 19 (between Fresh and Soph yrs) I was in a
motorcycle accident that left me paralyzed from my nipples down.
I worked for a wheat farmer 25-30 miles out of town.  The road
there was very treacherous with the maximum speed rarely going over
30 mph.  One day after 14 14 hour days (harvest time) I was coming
up to a curve and the back wheel slipped out from under me and I
landed on my head.  I laid there awake from 7:00pm til 1:00am.  I
spent a month in intensive care and then several monthes in
rehabilitation.  The first three days all waking hours where spent
with the question "Why live? people are taking care of me. there
are plenty of engineers why should there be another?."  After 3
days there was a flash of light and I have never considered the
question again and have not felt any depression over my situation.
     Around the age of 25 came the ALLOWING.  It is one thing to
understand what Christ has to offer, it is another to accept
Christ's offer, it is a totally different ballgame to a ALLOW
Christ to be master of all.  This was the time of searching, of
counting costs, and groping.  God not only took over my life but
began training me from that point.  At this time I was given a
vision (I will discuss later) and a sentence.  I was home alone
going down a hall way and I heard "The name is Malachi".  At that
time I had no idea what a "Malachi" was. Several days later I found
out that it is the last book in the Old Testament.  I have studied
it much and memorized most of it.
     Now at the age of 27, a few monthes ago I was lead to witness
to the guy accross the hall and things turned out really well.
Then a few weeks later I was called to go down the hall.  Then a
few weeks later I was called down the road to a nursing home. etc.
and now most recently to the local slums.  The Lord has big plans
and I submit to you this day - "The name is Malachi".

     Dear Lord,
     We pray to you, Lord of the harvest, to call forth workers for
the fields are ripe. You know the evil we face; Lord let signs and
wonders follow the work of your Spirit.

Matthew                       "The name is Malachi."
hale@dino.wes.army.mil
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