Colombia: Louis’ Dream Print E-mail

Louis had a dream. He wanted to share the story of Jesus with FARC guerrillas.

The members of FARC are terrorists in Colombia who want to rule the land. They attack, threaten, and kidnap people. Few people are bold enough to share the gospel with them. But that is what Louis wanted to do.

Louis was just a boy, and he seemed to have no way to follow his dream of preaching among the guerrillas. He and his family were very poor.

Louis was able to go to school because he had a sponsor from another country. Through a Christian organization, the sponsor paid money every month to help support Louis.

Louis finished all the classes at his village school. As a reward, the Christian group gave him a beautiful ring. Other than a few pieces of clothing, the ring was all he owned.

Louis wanted to go to Bible college to learn how to preach to the guerrillas. But he didn’t even have enough money to buy a bus ticket to the school. His sponsorship from the Christian group had ended.

God Provides a Way

Louis decided to sell his special ring. With the money get earned, he bought a bus ticket. When he got to the Bible college, he said to the leaders of the school, “Please let me study here. All I need is a box for my clothes and a floor to sleep on.”

A worker from The Voice of the Martyrs met Louis in Colombia. The worker gave Louis a VOM Cross of Fellowship necklace and said he hoped it would help make up for the loss of his special ring.

Louis is now 16 years old. He has been at the college for more than a year. On weekends he travels to areas where the guerrillas live. He passes out Bibles and Christian books, and he sets up Christian classes for children in the area.

His dream is coming true.

 

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