It Shall Not Return Void
By Brenda KiĹĄ
Who knows how it got there? How long did it lie in the dust before Mai Inthavong* discovered it? Life was beautiful and prosperous for Mai and her family. With a thriving business, her whole being was wrapped up in living well, having enough, maybe even more than enough. Then one day it all caved in, and she became desperate! Her business went bankrupt and they lost everything. She and her family faced an uncertain future. What will happen to us? How will we survive? Questions swirled around in her mind as she wandered aimlessly through the marketplace. Every thought led her to a dead end. It seemed that no one and nothing could restore what they had lost. Would suicide be the only way out, she wondered. As if in response to the unspoken question, suddenly something on the ground caught her attention. Mai reached down to retrieve a dirty, crumpled GLOW tract! Picking it up and reading its message, Mai thought about the better life portrayed in the words of hope. How she longed for such hope! When she got home, she called the phone number on the back of the tract. The next day she and her husband and young child visited with the local Adventist pastor. He told them about a loving
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Today Mai and her family attend church regularly and are taking Bible studies in preparation for baptism.
“So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.� Isaiah 55:11
