{"id":18719,"date":"2021-12-21T00:22:44","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T00:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4veh.org\/en\/?p=18719"},"modified":"2022-01-27T21:56:26","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T21:56:26","slug":"hitman-finds-new-life-in-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4veh.org\/en\/stories\/2021\/12\/21\/hitman-finds-new-life-in-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"Hitman Finds New Life in Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joseph* was an internationally known hitman, the servant of a powerful witch doctor, a gang member hired to kill. An unsettling dream led him to Radio 4VEH and to a conversion as unexpected as the apostle Paul\u2019s.<\/p>\n

His life had been insignificant until he was offered power and excitement while he was still young. A gang offered him a sense of family, adventure and community respect.\u00a0Then, an area witch doctor offered him a job: as a hitman.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Killing became his profession. The witch doctor told him who and when to kill. For his wages, Joseph would\u00a0do the job, no questions asked.<\/p>\n

Over the years, Joseph committed many crimes for this powerful man. But his next assignment was different. Joseph got the name and place,\u00a0and he prepared to carry out his assignment the next day.\u00a0But just as God had different plans for the violent life of Paul in the book of Acts, he had something different for Joseph.<\/p>\n

That night, Joseph had a dream. The man in his dream told him: \u201cYou will be unable to kill the person you are planning to kill. You no longer have the\u00a0power to kill<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joseph woke up confused and panicked. His job and his identity depended on his ability to kill. In desperation, that same day, he turned\u00a0to Jesus and gave his life to the Lord. The next day, he headed for Radio 4VEH.<\/p>\n

He knew no pastors, no churches, no Christians. But he knew Radio 4VEH, and he knew that they knew about the Lord.<\/h3>\n

Joseph met with 4VEH evangelist Emmanuel (known as Medson), who took all of Joseph\u2019s voodoo objects and burned them to cut all ties with his oppressive past.<\/p>\n

Joseph asked Medson to pray with him, knowing he was in great need of something powerful in his life and\u00a0he had heard that there was power in prayer.<\/p>\n

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of\u00a0<\/em>a righteous person is powerful and effective.\u00a0<\/em>James 5:16 (NIV)<\/p>\n

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We believe God can reach gang members today.<\/h3>\n

He may even use 4VEH to reach them.<\/h3>\n

You can help!<\/h3>\n

Until December 31, join our Matching Gift Challenge, a special opportunity for your giving to go further to bless Haiti’s people.<\/p>\n

\"\"A generous ministry friend has pledged to match \u2014 dollar for dollar \u2014 every gift you give by Dec 31, up to $75,000. It\u2019s our biggest matching challenge grant yet, offered so 4VEH will continue as a voice of hope, a lifeline, for Haiti\u2019s people. Your donation will multiply to go even further to reach people with the Gospel.<\/p>\n\n\tYour Gift Multiples! DONATE NOW<\/span>\n <\/i><\/a>\n

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From our team and all who are blessed by the ministry, thank you for helping 4VEH minister to Haiti’s people. We wish you a joyful Christmas – Jwaye Nw\u00e8l!<\/em><\/p>\n

— Rev. Storly & Kate Michel, Radio-TV 4VEH<\/p>\n

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* name changed<\/p>\n

From Deep & Wide<\/em>, our 65th Anniversary collection of real-life testimonies, celebrating the Lord’s work in the lives of people touched by the ministry of Radio-TV 4VEH, The Evangelistic Voice of Haiti.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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