“Get that book out of here!”
Gloria was stunned by her parents’ intense anger. How could a Bible be such a
bad thing? When she brought home this gift she had received at school, she
thought her parents would be pleased. Instead, they forbid her to read it and
told her to destroy it! Her parents’ vehement reaction would soon come to haunt
them.
It was only a few months later that Gloria suddenly became ill and died.
Grieving her loss, Gloria’s parents sadly sorted through her belongings. As they
emptied Gloria’s school bag, they discovered the small Bible they had angrily
demanded that she destroy. But it was no longer the clean, crisp book she had
brought home with her just a short while ago. Now it looked worn, dog-eared, and
well read.
On the inside of the front cover, above the Bible League emblem, they found
Gloria’s handwriting: “Today Jesus, I give my life to you. Be my life, Jesus.”
Gloria’s parents stared at this short message. As they held their daughter’s
forbidden Bible they could not be angry. Instead, they felt hope that maybe
there was life after death. To settle their curiosity, they went to a Christian
pastor—carrying Gloria’s Bible—and asked him question after question.
Today, Gloria’s parents have found faith in Jesus and become members of an
evangelical church in their South American city. And they each have their own
copy of the Bible.
Kim Heersink Donor Relations Coordinator Bible League Box 5037 3067 Mainway
Drive Burlington, ON L7R 3Y8 905-319-9500/800-363-9673
www.bibleleague.ca
kheersink@bibleleague.ca
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