"KNOCK AND THE DOOR WILL BE OPEN TO YOU"
The promise is still being fulfilled today in the Washington D.C. area

It was a cold night in the outskirts of Washington D.C. when Samuel Venancio entered the apartment building for yet more presentations. He was tired and discouraged after so many fruitless visits. He tried one more door, knocked and waited. He could hear the TV inside. He knocked and waited. He saw that somebody inside came to the peephole, watched for a few seconds and disappeared without opening the door. He knocked again.

The person came back to the peephole again and left. He knocked one more time, being a persistent literature evangelist.

This game went on for a couple of minutes until the person inside gave up and opened the door slightly. With Christian courtesy, love and lots of sympathy the student touched the woman’s heart. The lady opened the door and invited him in. The woman was going through months of marital problems. That young student was a good listener and had a big heart. He prayed for her, sold her a good family book and a Bible.

That visit was the beginning of a good friendship. In a second visit the student Samuel Venancio of Light America Mission Maryland delivered the books and offered to study the Bible with her. He prayed as he left the home. After a few visits the husband joined the studies and transformation began to take place in that home. They faced new challenges, had new insights, and found a new hope. They came to the church and they liked it. They learned about a powerful Savior capable of changing the heart. They accepted Jesus as their Savior and on April
21, 2007, Rafael Rosario and Noelia Espinar were baptized at the Takoma Spanish SDA Church. They were so happy that day!
The Heavens rejoiced as did Samuel. He insisted at that door, he prayed and in the end he saw yet another miracle. He trusted in the Lord’s promise: “Ask it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” (Mathew 7:7).

Light America Newsletter/November 2007
Pr. Demilson Reis
Associate Director for Publications, Review and Herald




 

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