RECOVERY
SOLDIER INSIDE ON THE
by WARREN L. MAYE
Locked behind bars, Paul A. Jordan is determined to answer God’s call
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. —Romans 12:2
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have learned how to listen for the voice of God and say ‘yes’ to the Holy Spirit. That is what’s been leading me on this journey,” said Paul A. Jordan, a former firefighter and Emergency Disaster Services employee for The Salvation Army in Pennsylvania. “I never thought that I’d end up in prison, but I am here. But while I’m here, I’m hearing the voice and reading the word of God.”
A call unanswered Jordan, now 34, first heard God’s call when he was a young Salvationist of 12 years old. “I was at summer camp, and I still remem ber the theme. It was Romans 12:2, ‘be transformed by the renew ing of your mind.’ That’s when I accepted Christ.” Some years later, young Paul attended The Salvation Army’s Youth Councils. It was
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