Bookshop Testimonies

Article Date: 23/09/2014 13:51:29

CYPRUS: We gave a Bible to a Turkish Cypriot lady who visits our shop for school stationery for her daughter. One day she came and said: ‘I have been reading the Bible and I came to see you today not to buy anything but because my heart is for Jesus and I want to learn more about His death and resurrection.’  So we shared the gospel with her and she promised to come again to talk more. 

PANAMA: A drunken man, unshaven and with long hair, entered the Albrook Mall bookshop; he wanted to order a book.  A CLC colleague attended him while, at the same time, he was praying for the man. I realised then that it was a man whom we had known to be involved in Christian ministry many years ago.  We shared some encouraging words with him and assured him that he was not alone - we were his family and we cared for him. A few days later he returned for his order and he was totally lucid and sober. He has since returned numerous times to CLC and we can see the power of God to help people in need of love and attention. 

SCOTLAND: It is always good to be able to share the gospel with customers and this year we had a Muslim man from Saudi come in to find out what the bookshop was about. He was amazed to find great Christian resources and an Arabic Bible. He came in several times to read books and to ask questions. We pray that he might come to know the Lord. Lots of good seeds on fertile ground!

CENTRAL ASIA: On a regular basis, there is a table with free books and tracts outside the bookshop.  Although we rarely know who takes this material, this year a girl took a book and, as a result, became a Christian.  Only six months later did she return to the shop to tell her story! Another time an elderly man took a tract and read it. He was so excited that he came into the shop, holding the tract, saying ‘this is the truth!’

USA: A couple that had lost their 32-year-old son just 2 days previously, came into our bookstore. They were shopping for thank-you cards for those who had expressed sympathy to them. We were just getting ready for our afternoon prayer time and so they joined us. They were ministered to by the others in the group and they thanked the Lord in prayer that they could be there for this time. What a privilege to be able to comfort them in their loss.

ANTIGUA: One of our customers has made it her ministry to give out the Love Languages Bible to any family member getting married.  She says that her own marriage ended in disaster and, when she had no-one to turn to for help and advice, she found answers in this Bible.  Now she gives the Bible to others, trusting that it will help them avoid going through the difficulties she suffered. 

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