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Samaritan's Road

Evangelism: Chaplain Marvin Daniels
Saturday, November 1, 2008

Greetings to our brothers and sisters in the Lord! We thank all of you who take an interest in the ministry of Samaritan's Road. We appreciate your prayers and your support more than you can know.

When speaking of the work of the Spirit, Jesus said "The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit." John 3:8 (NKJV) It still remains the same story today. We as believers and witnesses of the Salvation available through Jesus Christ cannot guess who God's Spirit will draw to Himself for saving grace.

One driver who visited our ministry was Mike, from Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada. He has been a driver for several years. As he tells it, his life basically consisted of drugs and alcohol. He was lost, and extremely unhappy with his life. He started working for a new company, Jade Trucking in Canada. The owners of this company are strong believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, and they treat their drivers as Jesus would. Mike said that he noticed the difference, felt the love of these people, and knew from their clear testimony that the reason they acted as they did was because they were Christians. Over the course of time, Mike accepted the Lord through their ministry. He had been saved for three months at the time we met him. It was great to meet Mike and hear his testimony. We were excited to hear of a Christian trucking company, and Marvin even has had the opportunity to correspond with the folks at Jade. It will also be good to have a friend on the road to spread the word about Samaritan's Road.

On another Sunday, we had a driver named Randall. Part of the text for the service was "10 Be still, and know that I am God" Psalms 46:10 (NKJV) Randall got very excited at this point and began to share with us. He was another who had been caught in the snare of drugs and alcohol. His life was spiraling out of control, and he was losing everything, including his wife. He said that he was sitting at the table, depressed, with his head in his hands, when he heard a voice say "Be still and know that I am God". He looked around, but there was no one there. This experience resulted in his trusting Christ for salvation, and Randall has been a Christian for three years. He is on excited and on fire for the Lord!

As exciting as these testimonies are, there is one more that I would like to share with you. One Sunday, as sometimes happens, no drivers came to the service. Marvin was still at the chapel taking care of some odds and ends when a driver named Paul walked in. He was having trouble with a daughter, and came to get some advice from a chaplain on how to deal with her. Little did he know the things that the Lord had in store for him. During the course of their conversation, Marvin discovered that Paul was not a believer, and had the opportunity to share the Gospel with him, and lead him to the Lord! We have an entry in our guest book that states "On 9-14-08 Paul Schmidt gave his life to Jesus".

These are just a few of the stories of faith, love, and hope that your support and prayers make possible. We could share hundreds more. Thanks again for lifting us up before the Lord and allowing His work to go forward through this ministry.

To learn more about the ministry of SAMARITAN'S ROAD visit us on the web at www.samaritansroad.us. We are in need of volunteers to help with staffing of our Trucker's Chapel. If you have time to serve and would like to know more about becoming a volunteer with SAMARITAN'S ROAD then contact Chaplain Marvin Daniels at 316-322-7133 home or by cell phone at 316-519-5602.