Several days later, Louise called home, telling her mom that she just had to get
out of the place where she was living. She even said that she would give Teen
Challenge a try, although she was not yet saved. When she got home, her mother
and stepfather decided to take her down to Florida to see her grandparents
before getting her into the rehab program. As they were driving, Angie felt the
Lord say to her, "Go to Pensacola." So she told her husband what she heard God
say, and they agreed to drive a little out of their way to stop by Pensacola. It
turned out to be hundreds of miles across state!
But here is the fascinating part of the story. When they arrived at a hotel in
the city, Angie asked the desk clerk, "Is there anything religious going on
here?" She had no idea that the largest local-church revival in the history of
America had been taking place in Pensacola for the previous two and a half
years! Of course, the clerk told the family of the revival-the local hotels in
Pensacola have maps to the revival at the front desk-and they attended the
meetings. Louise was dramatically converted and baptized, and she checked into
Teen Challenge a brand-new person. Through the prayers of her mother, God made a
way of escape for her, bringing her back from England to the States, then from
Illinois to Pensacola, then from the revival to a proven Christian
rehabilitation ministry. He will do whatever it takes!
Excerpt taken from Michael L. Brown's book, entitled Go and Sin No More, p. 191,
published by Regal Books and available through ICN Ministries
www.icnministries.org .
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