>THIS MAN JUST EXCHANGED ONE DEATH SENTENCE FOR ANOTHER.
I received this email from a devout JW.
> >
> > My son had one of the best ever experiences today with Informal
> > Witnessing.Let me tell you in detail. My youngest son (16) has only
> > recently got serious with the truth. This past fall, it was as if he came
> > to maturity and realized the seriousness of the truth and privilege to
> > tell it to others. He has gotten serious about his personal study and now
> > looks forward to our weekly studies.He told me this past week he has
> > prayed in earnest that Jehovah use him to help someone.
> >
> > Apparently, Jehovah has answered his prayer.This afternoon, my son was
> > walking in the city park with his teenage friends from the Hall. There
> > were numerous persons in the park. My son says he saw a man in his 50's or
> > 60's with his small dog. He was not there in the park to Witness, but for
> > some reason he felt he must go Witness to this man with the small dog.
> > Despite being with a small group of teen friends he approached the man and
> > started up a conversation focused on the Paradise Earth with the hope of
> > everlasting life promised by Jehovah God. He witnessed to the man for some
> > time on the positive hope under God's Kingdom.The man responded with
> > interest and my son told him to wait so he could go to the car and get
> > some tracts for him to read when he goes home tonight.
> >
> > When my son came back with the tracts the man asked him, "Why had he
> > picked him to Witness to and Testify about Jesus?". "Why did you Witness
> > to me today, the man asked?"
> >
> > My son said he did not know, only that he felt that he should.The man then
> > went on to say he had been deeply depressed by all the bad things that
> > were happening in his life. He said that he had come to the decision to
> > kill himself right then and there in the park. He said his gun was in the
> > car and he had decided to go sit in the car, shoot his dog and then shoot
> > himself.He was in awe that this young boy at this very time came over to
> > him for no reason and gave him a positive hope about the Paradise and a
> > time when there would be no more pain and suffering. After much discussion
> > he assured my son that he would not kill himself, but would go home and
> > read the Bible tracts. My son got his phone number and said he would call
> > later that evening to check on him.
> >
> > Shortly after my son arrived home and told us about the incident, I
> > telephoned the man myself and the man tearfully confirmed the story. He
> > told me he went back to the car and dismantled the gun and threw it into
> > the water, because he said he now knew he did not want to kill himself.
> > Previously that day when he left home, he had already thought that he
> > would probably kill himself, so when he left the apartment, not caring
> > less, he left the front door standing wide open. Upon arriving home, he
> > had found that his apartment had been robbed, even groceries had been
> > removed from the refrigerator.He called the police about the robbery.
> >
> > In the police investigation he admitted that he had left the door standing
> > open and even related how he had decided to kill himself in the park. The
> > police asked him why he did not call the suicide hotline. He told them he
> > did not have to call the hotline because he met an Angel in the park that
> > stopped him from killing himself. (my son the angel )During our phone
> > call we arranged to start a Bible study early next week. He said he had
> > been reading the Bible tracts my son had given him and was joyful for what
> > he was learning from his Bible as he looked up the Bible text. I
> > encouraged him not to be discouraged from further searching into the truth
> > if others condemn him for talking to Jehovah's Witnesses. He said if
> > anyone spoke harshly of Jehovah's Witnesses, he would stand up for them
> > from now on and let them know that Jehovah's Witnesses had saved his
> > life.Somewhat emotional, the man asked me to please say a prayer before we
> > hung up the telephone. I said a short prayer and the man said he will be
> > looking forward to meeting me soon.
> >
> > Jehovah does work in wonderful ways, he answered my son's prayer today and
> > helped an honest hearted man see there is still hope for mankind.
> >