Evening star., 1960-01-03

for the conversion of their parents or for teen
age friends.
Eddie De Young, 16-year-old Homewood
Qll) Junior tells how he prayed for the conversion
of ClaSSmate.
s"I met the boy in school and through my
testimony I brought him to God. l carried my
Bible to school, as always do, and explained
verses to him. / prayed for him at lunch. For
three weeks prayed And then he went with me
to Youth for Christ meeting and acknowledged
God"
Eddie says he doesn't pray for little things.
1T has to matter a lot" But Jim Allie, Is
year-old freshman at Elston High School in Mich
igan City, Ind, says prayer got him car.
Il prayed that I'd get permission from my
parents to buy it, and did" he says. But also
prayed for set of dual carburetors and didn't
get them But still might"
Marge Hunter, a freshman at Wheaton
Qn) College tells the story of escaping from
China in 1949 when Communists came in. Her
parents are missionaries
Its amazing how the Lord took care of us
in little ways. We were told not to pack anything,
that nothing could be saved But we packed my
dads huge library and prayed it would get from
Peking to Hong Kong 1t was the only thing that
did, and it was the most important because 1t
helped us with our teaching"
Margie says she uses her religion to help her
get along with her roommate at college.
I'VE have different personalities. She talks
and l don't-thingS like that But we work
through the Lord at getting along together"
Sandra Redfield, Darlington (R. - College
freshman, is another firm believer in prayer.
when l was about r. wasn't expected to
pull through an illness. l was unconscious and
for a whole day the whole church prayed for me
and pulled through"
Like most of the teen-agers who spoke of
prayer, Sandra says God and her religion (shes
a member of Calvary Bible Church in WeStport,
MaSS) are her only reasons for living. God has
put us here and we should glorify him. Instead
of gripping about getting up in the morning, tell
God that I'm glad I'm able to get up and live IN
free country she declares.
Sandra prays for litt things as well as big
things Sometimes need money for book.
don't tell anybody. just pray and suddenly the
church will send me some money and say they
thought might need it for something"
Dianne Alfano high school sophomore in
Phoenix N. Y, prays to get good school grades
at like to get good marks for the Lord, she says
"I feel sad if they're not good. Then remember
the Book of Job and how he suffered and had
everything taken away and then restored three
fold.
when God doesn't answer my prayers,
think of Philippians w, 10: But my God shall
supply all your needs according to His riches and
glory by Christ Jesus" she recalls.
Dianne says the Bible also comes in handy
in school problems and fighting against tempta-
ton.
AFTER games, for instance, when kids want
YOU to drink and smoke tell them why can u
that the body is the Lords temple and l don't
want to do anything to harm it"
judy Grabowski IT, and Frances Arroway,
l6 both of Phoenix, N. Y, say they are praying
for their families.
"I pray that my parents and sisters will find
God" says Frances. eyes, they 60 to church, out
God Some 90 for the social activities"
Judy says fire and prayer brought her
father closer to God.
Our house burned down and we prayed