WEBVTT NOTE This file was generated by Descript 00:00:04.169 --> 00:00:06.449 Margaret's miracle read by Megan skein. 00:00:10.707 --> 00:00:13.347 And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for 00:00:13.347 --> 00:00:14.547 anything that pleases him. 00:00:14.967 --> 00:00:16.377 Luke 15, 20. 00:00:19.893 --> 00:00:22.503 After a trip to visit family members in Papa, new Guinea, 00:00:22.863 --> 00:00:24.303 Margaret and her husband Lavonne. 00:00:24.303 --> 00:00:27.213 I went back at home in Perth, sitting together in their living room. 00:00:27.823 --> 00:00:30.823 Margaret was quietly reflecting on the words that her devout Christian 00:00:30.823 --> 00:00:33.523 father has said to her at the airport during their farewell. 00:00:34.213 --> 00:00:35.203 After praying for her. 00:00:35.203 --> 00:00:38.623 He had said, Margaret Jesus is coming back very soon. 00:00:39.103 --> 00:00:43.123 When you arrive at your home in Perth, my God will be at your door the next day. 00:00:43.825 --> 00:00:45.205 Just a few kilometers away. 00:00:45.505 --> 00:00:47.875 Jumpstart literature, evangelist, Joe Liang. 00:00:48.175 --> 00:00:50.215 Was at a local seventh day Adventist church. 00:00:50.695 --> 00:00:54.265 Joe and some other literature evangelists had gathered together to worship and 00:00:54.265 --> 00:00:57.625 pray for divine appointments before heading out for a day of canvassing. 00:00:58.435 --> 00:00:58.825 Margaret. 00:00:58.825 --> 00:01:01.795 And Joe had no idea that in just a couple of hours, their 00:01:01.795 --> 00:01:03.085 worlds were going to collide. 00:01:03.985 --> 00:01:06.565 When Joe knocked on the door of Margaret and Savannah's house, 00:01:06.925 --> 00:01:09.205 it looked no different to the other houses on the street. 00:01:09.685 --> 00:01:10.795 The Varna opens the door. 00:01:11.515 --> 00:01:13.945 Although he looked through the cookbook that Joe showed him. 00:01:14.155 --> 00:01:16.105 He didn't demonstrate any real interest. 00:01:16.735 --> 00:01:19.195 She then began telling him about the great controversy. 00:01:19.795 --> 00:01:22.585 Lavanya flicked through the pages and then turned to his wife. 00:01:23.005 --> 00:01:27.025 Is this one of us, he asked Margaret, came to the door and confirmed 00:01:27.085 --> 00:01:28.165 that they did have the book. 00:01:28.735 --> 00:01:31.825 She then explained that she was a backslidden seventh day Adventist. 00:01:32.515 --> 00:01:35.673 We just came home from Papa new Guinea last night, she said, And 00:01:35.673 --> 00:01:38.433 the last thing that my father said to me was that he would be praying 00:01:38.433 --> 00:01:39.843 for God to show up at my house. 00:01:40.201 --> 00:01:43.831 It was a hot day in Perth, 43 degrees Celsius, but Joe felt 00:01:43.831 --> 00:01:45.301 goosebumps forming on her arms. 00:01:45.751 --> 00:01:48.751 Both woman looked at one another and marveled at how God had answered. 00:01:48.781 --> 00:01:49.951 Margaret's father's prayer. 00:01:50.851 --> 00:01:51.631 Wouldn't it be great. 00:01:51.631 --> 00:01:54.451 If I could come to your church and share the story, commented Margaret. 00:01:55.057 --> 00:01:57.847 It would Joe agreed and the two exchanged phone numbers. 00:01:58.327 --> 00:02:00.277 A few weeks later with tears in her eyes. 00:02:00.307 --> 00:02:03.187 Margaret stood at the restroom in Beckley Seventh-day Adventist 00:02:03.187 --> 00:02:07.507 church and told her story of how God had found this Last string shape. 00:02:08.457 --> 00:02:12.507 We praise God for how he used a literature evangelist in Perth to answer our 00:02:12.507 --> 00:02:14.127 father's prayer in Papa new Guinea. 00:02:21.731 --> 00:02:25.511 Megan Skein: This year literature ministry celebrates 175 years. 00:02:25.790 --> 00:02:30.170 This month's devotional readings come from stories of faith edited by Vanya Chu 00:02:30.260 --> 00:02:33.890 and produced by the literature ministries department of the seventh day Adventist 00:02:33.890 --> 00:02:35.600 church in the south Pacific division. 00:02:36.058 --> 00:02:39.748 Jarrod Stackelroth: To find out more about this month's heritage celebrations, 00:02:39.988 --> 00:02:42.538 visit heritage dot Adventist church. 00:02:42.928 --> 00:02:43.648 Dot com.