Proclaim Trust

A Remarkable Rescue

Tuesday, 06 53 2010 12:53

In March, Barry spoke for three nights in Liverpool at a new church plant called Victory Family Church. On the final night, after he had finished speaking, a young man approached him and introduced himself to Barry. He said that it was an honour to meet him as he had read his book ‘Once an Addict’ while he was incarcerated. He added that the book was in all of the cells of every prison in which he had been an inmate (and there were many)! He then explained that he had just wandered in from the streets that night completely out of the blue. When he saw Barry’s books on display and noticed that it was Barry speaking, he decided to stay and hear what he had to say. That night, he was one of the many who responded to the message.

After the weekend, Rachel, our Events Administrator, made a post-event telephone call to the pastor. He recounted the events of the weekend and explained that the man with whom Barry had conversed on Sunday had fully intended to take his own life that evening before coming to the church event. Instead, he gave his life to Christ. This is one of the many lives that God has rescued, and we truly thank Him that this man was somehow compelled to attend the meeting that Sunday evening.