Fill Every Baptistry Program Takes a Step Toward Advancing Local Outreach
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ekhi Bramucci decided to leave Christianity when he was a teen, but he did not leave religion. He began a spiritual search, and when he graduated, he announced he would be leaving Adventism. Shortly after, he started practicing New Age theology. But his mother, Nicole Harvey-Williams, the Seaside Community Adventist Church pastor in Seaside, California, never gave up praying for him. She continued to beg God to help her son. While praying, she finally pleaded with God, “I did everything I can. What more do you want me to do?” The response she felt from God was Leave him alone. “For me, that meant, ‘I’ve got him. I’ll take care of him.’ That gave me some comfort. I knew God would take care of him,” said Williams. God did not leave Bramucci alone. Bramucci continued to struggle with his religious views, wanting to find more out of religion but not knowing where to turn. Bramucci lived in New York City while Williams lived in California, but they would communicate often. Williams would send her son messages of comfort through texts or phone calls. She mentioned to her son once that God is following him. He could not get away from God. God loves him and has a plan for him.
28 Pacific Union Recorder
Central California Conference
