ISTOCK.COM/PEOPLEIMAGES
Turning
By Alberto Valenzuela
12 Pacific Union Recorder
S
oon after Christ ascended from Earth to heaven, leaving behind a small but growing flock of believers, formerly impetuous disciple Peter traveled about the region, encouraging and promoting the fledgling Christian church. One day, while he was visiting the town of Lydda, some visitors from nearby Joppa showed up with an urgent request. One of their church members had died, and the congregation needed comforting. “Please come at once!� they urged. The story is found in the ninth chapter of Acts. Peter followed his visitors to the coastal town and hurried to a home filled with much sorrow and crying. He was led to an upstairs
