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Continued from p. 9 But his wife said yes, and the guests as this filth is paraded past
"When I explained more about the object of my wrath mumbled their windows. Lord, I am commit-
Centre and the Presence of God, something about tagging along, ted to blessing this couple, but
he started a third story and then a though not really being interes- this is a real struggle.'
fourth. ted. I resisted the temptation to
suggest he wait in the car. "When we reached the Chapel, I
"I just wanted to get rid of them! told them what the building was,
But I had made a commitment to "The Centre was packed with then opened the door and
God in the previous weeks that if guests, so I walked them around ushered them in. By now the
He brought people to the Centre, I via the outside paths. However, husband was in full obscene flow.
would stop, however pressed I we had to pass windows thrown Then he put one step on the stone
was, put them first, and bless open because of the heat of the floor of the Chapel, fell headlong
them. day, and the stream of profane to the ground, and began to cry
anecdotes did not slow down. like a baby. He cried out to God,
"So I offered to show them 'I'm so sorry. I didn't know You Roy Godwin
around, hoping they would take "Internally I was having an ani- were real! I've heard so much to their heart who they are and
the chance to make their escape mated conversation with God: about You and not really believed, how they need God and how they
and save me time and irritation. 'Please protect the hearing of the nor cared. Oh God, I'm so dirty. could respond to Him."
How can You ever cleanse me? Source: Roy Godwin, based on
Oh God, can You ever have mercy 'The Grace Outpouring', Joel
on me?' His wife's legs had given News International, 994, 24 May
way too, and she'd fallen onto the 2016.
stone seating. She sat and wept. I
quietly slipped out and let God do
His work."
These simple, yet profound,
encounters with the living God
are the main characteristic of His
work at Ffald-y-Brenin. "As
people receive a blessing, they
are often broken and softened
and responsive to God," says
Daphne Godwin Roy. "The Spirit of conviction
then comes and reveals directly
