She Tried to Numb Her Pain
Mandy* searched online for how to make amends for her sins. After a difficult life—including the death of her teenage daughter—she had tried to numb her pain through alcohol and marijuana. “As much as I’d love to see my beautiful [daughter in Heaven one day], I don’t feel that’s the direction I’m heading,” she typed in a chat with our volunteer. Mandy expressed a deep longing to be free of habitual sins—and to understand how much she had hardened her heart.
As Mandy chatted with a volunteer, asking questions about God and the meaning of certain Scriptures, she realized her need for a Savior. When she learned about the Holy Spirit, she decided it was time to surrender her life to the Lord. “I know I’m a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness,” she prayed. “I know You gave the life of Your only Son for all of our sins.”
Mandy went on to take several of our online discipleship courses to find out how to grow deeper in her faith. She was deeply impacted by what she learned. “Heavenly Father, … allow me to have the courage to talk openly about You,” she prayed. Will you ask the Lord to strengthen her in her walk with Him?
From just being ‘good’ to trusting in Christ
Omar,* a Canadian, was struggling to recover from a painful, debilitating broken hip when he connected with our internet evangelism ministry. Omar messaged a volunteer, asking for prayer for recovery—and for strength to deal with the anger and frustration that have come from his injury.
When the volunteer asked about Omar’s relationship with Christ, Omar responded that he was a Christian because he was “good.” That opened the door to a conversation about the truth of the Gospel—that we can’t get into Heaven by being good, but only by trusting the finished work of Christ. “It all goes back to Jesus’ sacrifice,” our volunteer wrote. The Holy Spirit opened Omar’s heart to the Good News, and when he fully understood God’s plan of salvation, he repented of his sin and prayed in faith to receive Christ!
New life, new beginning
Alan* —who lives in South Africa—knew that even though he claimed to love God, his life showed no evidence of a relationship with the Lord. He went online to learn more about faith and enrolled in Know Jesus and Christianity Explored. The courses helped him realize that he needed to surrender his heart and his life to Jesus Christ.
“All I want is a relationship with Jesus. … I really need and want Him to come into my life and take over to be my Lord and God,” Alan said. As he learned more, he came to a fuller understanding of what it means to be a follower of Christ. Alan was overjoyed when he discovered that God was giving him a fresh start. “It’s a new beginning of a new life in Jesus for me,” he typed before he finished the course.
“Seek the Lord your God and you will find him,
if you search after him with all your heart and
with all your soul.” —Deuteronomy 4:29, ESV
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How you can be a part | Internet Evangelism
PRAY: Every moment of every day, someone in the world is actively exploring the Gospel through our Search for Jesus ministry. Thousands of people are looking for hope, meaning, or peace that only Christ can give. Your prayers help share the Good News online with searching hearts. Visit SearchforJesus.net/pray to see how God is at work.
VOLUNTEER: You can help share God’s love with people across the globe without leaving home. To learn how you can volunteer online, visit SearchforJesus.net.
GIVE: You can reach people everywhere who search for truth, even where the Gospel cannot be shared openly. Your gift of $60 can help four people hear the Gospel through the Search for Jesus online outreach. To help, visit BillyGraham.ca/donate
*Names and photos in testimonies changed to protect privacy
