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Confessions of Faith April 24 Bernard Dale

"Welcome to hell"

John Holtz

“Welcome to hell!”

What? You maybe didn’t expect to read that in Forward in Christ. Admittedly, I never, ever thought about writing it. Until now.

Until I heard Bernard say those words when he told his story during a mission festival presentation.

Bernard (pictured with me above) is a 30-year-old Apache man of the White Mountain Apache tribe. Soft spoken. Genteel. Polite. He’ll admittedly tell you he was not born a public speaker; his experience has made him one.
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Explore more from the April issue:

It happened in a garden: Joseph of Arimathea's garden

Jesus’ appearance to Mary Magdalene in the garden
“That's not him.” The grass crunched beneath her feet as she walked through the morning dew—or maybe it was saturated with her tears. She didn’t know. She didn’t care. In the cool of the morning, in the heart of Joseph of Arimathea’s garden—really, a glorified . . .

The heavenly gardener

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Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colo. Sunken Gardens, St. Petersburg, Fla. Queen Mary’s Gardens, London, England. Villa d’Este Gardens, Tivoli, Italy. These are some of the gardens my wife and I have visited over the years. Each garden has its own distinctive . . .

Webinars help Women's Ministry fulfill its purpose

Webinars help Women's Ministry fulfill its purpose
“Women’s Ministry is here to nurture and encourage and equip women to faithfully use their gifts to serve God’s kingdom,” says Rachel Halldorson, a member of the Women’s Ministry Executive Committee. “We do that in a variety of ways, including our webinars.” . . .

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