Return of a product called sun red by Jared stack Hoff.
So he returned home to his father.
And while he was still a long way off.
His father saw him coming, filled with love and compassion.
He ran to his son, embraced him and kissed him.
Luke 15 verse 20.
Jeff Fitzsimmons first became an Adventist at 22.
And was soon made a deacon and an elder in the broken hill, seventh day
Adventist church, new south Wales.
In 2002, he moved to south Australia with his wife to start their family.
Around six years later.
He left the Adventist church, following his wife to the Pentecostal church.
They eventually divorced with the court, awarding him custody of the children.
Although he no longer considered himself Adventist.
Jeff was delighted to run into his old friend, Daniel in 2019.
Who he had known from the pair of Vista seventh day Adventist church.
They exchanged phone numbers and made plans to catch up.
However Jeff was unable to contact Daniel.
He later learned that Daniel had lost and broken his mobile phone.
Meanwhile, Jeff's son, Patrick.
I had developed an interest in spiritual matters, searching
out every possible religion.
Particularly regarding the origins of God and Satan.
Through watching online videos.
He soon started learning about the Sabbath and Bible prophecy.
He was convinced that the true church had to believe in the seventh day
Sabbath and the 10 commandments.
I thought to myself, this boy has become a seventh day Adventist
and I need to get him to a church.
Jeffrey calls.
In December, 2020.
Daniel eventually managed to reach Jeff.
He suggested that they meet up at a pop-up bookstore in Hollywood Plaza.
Solsbury.
Jeff was happy to be reunited with Daniel and his wife Lolita.
When he met Rita pins.
Tony, the literature, evangelists running the popup stall.
They each thought the other looked familiar.
Later they remembered that they had briefly met at the Queenstown
seventh day Adventist church.
At the pop-up bookstore, Rita and Lolita gave Jeff some free, amazing facts
DVDs from the free literature table.
After watching the DVDs, Patrick was so impressed that it inspired him to
search the internet for Doug Batchelor.
Where he discovered the revelation now series.
They were so captivated that they watched all 20 episodes within a week.
Jeff also met Shane at the pop-up bookstore who invited him to
visit the Mawson lakes church plant at faith Adventist center.
Jeff and Patrick attended the next Sabbath.
Patrick.
And I were astonished that this little church plant was so filled with love
care, and sensitivity said Jeff.
It felt like we had found our church home.
Patrick agreed saying that the people at that church, a genuine
people who believe the Bible.
They both felt extremely accepted and welcomed from the start.
They had only been attending for four weeks when Jeff and Patrick made the
joint decision to be baptized together.
On April 17th, 2021.
Patrick was baptized and Jeff was rebaptized into the
seventh day Adventist faith.
Since then Jeff and Patrick continue to volunteer with Rita.
Whenever she runs.
Pop-up bookstores.
If your church is struggling to grow, pop-up stalls could
be the solution says, Jeff.
It's a great way to get your congregation talking to the community.
And sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Jarrod Stackelroth: This year.
Literature ministry celebrates 175 years.
This month's devotional readings come from the stories of faith.
Edited by a fire near.
Chu.
And produced by the literature.
ministries department of the seventh day Adventist church
in the south Pacific division.
To find out more about this month's heritage celebrations, visit
heritage dot Adventist church.
Dot com.