Arranging a Meeting with God

by James Ray

In the book Embracing the World, Mary Ray shares a story that represents what BIMI is all about. Below is a reprint of an article by BIMI Missionary Roland Simeonsson.

We have just celebrated Debbie’s 7th birthday. The whole family is enjoying a rare evening of relaxation together. The front door squeaks. Somebody has come. Our first reaction, “No . . . not tonight!”

A girl with wind-blown hair and a bewildered look on her face stammers, “Can you arrange a meeting with God?” “Yes, we can, but how did you find the church at this time of night?” “I saw the cross,” she said.

During the ensuing conversation, we found a girl who had some problems, had run away from home, and had come to this city to commit suicide. Somehow, she just could not take her own life. She prayed the sinner’s prayer and added, “God, please give me strength to LIVE.”

To worried loved ones, she places a phone call, “Please do not be angry with me, I’m coming home tomorrow.”

A happy girl—happy
missionaries—a time of
rejoicing in Heaven!

We are so grateful to our many friends and Bearing Precious Seeds Ministry who print the Bibles for us. The Bibles are shipped right to the missionary’s door with no cost to the missionary. Over 200,000 marked edition New Testaments thus far have been provided to the missionaries. Each Bible has helps for life’s problems printed on the first few pages. On the back cover of every beautifully printed Bible are printed the words “YOU CAN EXPERIENCE GOD!” Each of these New Testaments is designed to help lost people “arrange a meeting with God.”

Most of these Bibles have been distributed by missionaries. Can 200,000 Bibles make a difference? The answer is an astounding—YES! There are many people waiting in darkness like the girl in Japan—waiting for someone to arrange...a Meeting with God.

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