Winning the Battle

The young man whom I wrote about earlier, who had a smoking problem, quit smoking today. It has been a terrible battle for him, as it is for many people who have been smoking for quite while. Even though he had cut back, taking that last step of completely leaving the cigarettes behind loomed like a giant mountain in front of him. Today he really put his faith on the line.  He must continue cigarette free for this week to reach his goal of being baptized next Saturday.

Chrise and I love this young man. We have been praying for weeks on his behalf, and though we worried that this day would never come, we also had confidence in him and the light of Christ burning brightly within him. This is one of the those pivotal moments that we all have in our lives. How we want him to win this battle.

If any of you, who are reading this blog, would be willing to pray for this special young man, we would very much appreciate it. His name is Alain.