Go away.
We don't need your religion.
Red by Zoe Cochran.
And you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.
John chapter eight, verse 32.
One day, Rachel Lowe was canvassing an older gentleman in Western Australia.
He said that he didn't have much time.
So she began speaking to him about steps to Christ.
Suddenly she heard a woman's voice called down the hallway.
Go away.
We don't need your religion.
The man started to close the door on Rachel, but she quickly handed
him the copy of steps to Christ and urged him to take it as a gift.
Although the woman was still shouting.
He accepted the book and close the door.
After a couple of hours, Rachel's team leader picked her up.
They were sitting in the car when an unfamiliar woman suddenly began
running down the street towards them, waving something above her head.
Rachel recognized it as the copy of steps to Christ.
She'd been handing out to people.
Oh, no, here we go.
She thought wondering what the woman might want to surprise.
As she rolled down the window, she noticed that the woman
had a huge smile on her face.
Are you the person who gave this to me, she asked slightly out of breath.
I don't remember you, Rachel confessed.
You gave it to my husband, the woman persisted.
Rachel immediately remembered the woman who had been yelling at her to go away.
Could this really be her?
I thought you were from some other religion.
She said, But as soon as I read what was in the book, I knew it was God's truth.
Rachel was so surprised that she didn't know what to say.
Do you need a donation?
The woman queried.
I'm happy to leave this one with you as a gift Rachel said, but the woman
ran back home to get some money.
Anyway, she came back with the money and put it into Rachel's hands.
I saw yellow and thinking that it was a $50 note.
I tried to show her all my other books.
She refused to take them.
She only wanted the steps to Christ said, Rachel.
After saying a prayer with her, we parted ways.
As Rachel looked more closely at the money, she realized that it
wasn't just one $50 note, but that the woman had given her for what an
exciting turn of events she commented.
It was so amazing to meet a person who appreciated God's truth so much.
Zoe Cochrane: This year literature ministries celebrates 175 years.
This mum's devotional readings come from stories of faith edited by Vani Chu and
produced by the literature ministries department of the seventh day Adventist
church in the south Pacific division.
Jarrod Stackelroth: To find out more about this month's heritage celebrations,
visit heritage dot Adventist church.
Dot com.