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them.
Suddenly I could not care less what
anyone thought of me. I knew that I would
preach in that disco. Nothing could deny
the love of Jesus that I felt. Germany, and I've got something important
to tell you.”
Prompted to preach in a disco Suddenly, the young people began sitting
I heard the Holy Spirit say in my heart, down. It was then that I realized I was not in
“Find the owner of this place.” And so I church but in a dance hall. There were no
said to Howard, “Help me to find the owner pews. Only a few bar stools. Most of the
of this disco.” young people plopped right down on the
The owner was a middle-aged business- dance floor. There they sat, smoking
man who looked to be very much part o the cigarettes and chewing gum, waiting for
rock-and-roll culture. He had long hair, me to begin.
gold chains around his neck, an open- I started to preach - one minute, two
collared shirt, and blue jeans. I said to him, minutes… Suddenly the Holy Spirit was
“Sir, I've come all the way from Germany. I tangibly there; the Wind of God was
am asking your permission to address the moving in that disco. I heard sobbing. I saw
young people in your disco for five young people crying everywhere. And I
minutes.” knew one thing - when people start
He looked at me from head to toe. “You're a shedding tears, it's time for an altar call
preacher,” he said. “If you want to preach, and I know my time was flying.
you should preach in a church.” “How many of you want to receive Jesus
“There are no young people in the Christ as your Saviour? How many want to
church,” I said. “Now give me five find forgiveness for your sins and enter
minutes, only five minutes, I ask of you.” God's plan for your life?” Every hand that I
“You've got to be kidding!” He shook his could see in that place went straight up!
head in disbelief, then turned around and
walked away. He had no sympathy for my God's true diamonds
plea. We prayed for salvation together. My five
minutes were up. My work was done. I left
A God-ordained moment walking on cloud nine, absolutely rejoi-
As he was walking away, the Holy Spirit cing!
said to me, “Tell him what you saw when A year later I returned to Kimberley and
you looked into this dance hall.” I went Howard met me at the airport. He drove me
after the man and took him by the arm. to the warehouse district. The car stopped
“One question, sir,” I said, looking deep and I looked out the window. I couldn't
into his eyes. believe my eyes - instead of seeing the big
“Do you think the young people find what disco sign, there was a huge white cross on
they need for life in your disco?” Slowly the front of the building. We walked up to
the face of the man changed. He looked the door where we had stood one year ago,
down thoughtfully. When he looked up the door that the Holy Spirit had told me to
again he said, “It is very strange that you open. I remembered the pounding beat of
should say that. I have children of my own. the music that night. Now I heard another
I've thought many times that the disco will sound coming from inside. Howard swung
not give the young people what they need the door open; people rushed to me; one
for life.” He was thoughtful for a moment. young man said, “Remember me? I was the
“OK, you can preach for five minutes DJ that night when you came.” Another
tomorrow.” grabbed my hand. “I was operating the
light show.” Another said, “We were
An unexpected response dancing the night away. Now we are
The next night I dressed in casual clothes. serving Jesus.”
I did not want to look like a preacher just “After you left town, the disco went
coming from church. We drove to the bankrupt,” Howard shouted to me. “The
disco, arriving at 11:30 p.m. The parking disco is now a church!” He was beaming
lot was even more crowded than it had from ear to ear. Now that disco was rocking
been on Friday. Shoulder to shoulder, we the right way. Kimberley's true diamonds
had to push our way between the people to were shining in their Father's eyes!
get past them to find a place to sit. When [From: Even Greater by Reinhard Bonnke.
the clock struck twelve, the music www.cfan.org.za (021 554 1892). Reinhard
stopped. Bonnke is the founder of Christ for All
I jumped up and onto the stage and took Nations. He has preached the Gospel
the microphone from the DJ and shouted, extensively throughout Africa and the
“Sit down. I've come all the way from world.]
