Well Drilling Project Provides More Than Water

Tomoka Christian Church recently received correspondence from Gary Finley, with International Disaster Emergency Service Inc., in Kempton, Indiana.  IDES is a recipient of donations from TCC.  Gary writes:

The following testimony is from a young man who was greatly blessed by an IDES well drilling project.  The story has been edited for brevity.  Because it comes from a country where Christians are often the victims of persecution, names and places have been omitted or changed.

“My name is Victor.  I am the eldest in my family.  I have two younger brothers and one younger sister.  My father was a drunkard.  Everything he earned from his daily work, he would spend at the liquor shop.  Every day he came home empty handed.

I studied up to the 8th grade.  But suddenly my father died, and because of the situation at home I had to discontinue my studies.  There was nothing to eat and my family was starving.  So I decided to go to work for daily wages.  At this time I was only 13 years old.  I had to work very hard but was paid very little.  As I grew up, more family responsibility fell on my shoulders.  To avoid the tensions in my life I also started to use alcohol and other intoxicants.  Soon, I too became an addict.

But praise God, the love of Christ came into my life.  One day I had the opportunity to hear the gospel, when, along with my mother, I went to fetch drinking water for our daily needs from a nearby well.  There we met a man who helped us load water from that well on our cycle.

I became this man’s friend.  I liked his honesty, and willingness to listen and help.  His words gave me comfort and joy, (at a time) when I was suffering and wanting to die.  Then one day I finally understood that the death of Jesus Christ was for my sins.  I committed my life fully into the hands of our Lord Jesus.  I was baptized and became a child of God.  I attend this man’s church.  He is the preacher, and a wonderful evangelist.  My siblings and mom have accepted Christ after seeing the change in my life.  My mother is happy that Christ changed my life.  If not, I too would have died like my father.”

Gary Finley goes on to say that like all of their projects, this was one possible because of the gifts and prayers of generous donors like TCC.  He thanks Tomoka Christian Church for meeting immediate needs, and making an eternal difference.

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