As narrated by John Idoko:
"There was a well-digger, a northern migrant in our neighborhood (in Southern Nigeria). He was not only a drug addict, but also ran a joint where other addicts came to drink and drugged themselves to stupor. There was nothing that was meant to be smoked and drank that he didn’t drink and smoke. He was a known and regular culprit in police stations; he had been to police stations so many times that as soon as police heard his name, they would be at a loss what else to do to him.
We continued preaching to him, and he would make fun of us and the preaching. But in God’s own time and in His way, he willingly accepted Jesus one day. It was on the street in front of my gate that we stood, along with his wife and some of his children, and he invited Jesus into his life. And the transformation in his life has been amazing to all who knew what he was,. He has not only made a complete turn away from smoking, drinking and other things he was involved in, he has also closed down the shop where he and his family used to sell different brands of gins, beers and drugs. I still stand in amazement of the Lord’s work of grace in his life. He has become a witness to all his former colleagues and clients."
Culled from "Reach Your Kind in Diaspora Missions"
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