Emva kweminyaka uphuma ebedini "nguYesu ecaleni kwebhedi yam wandivusa"

Iminyaka, uHilda Brittain ubanga ukuba yena nomyeni wakhe uRalph "babehlala emthunzini wokufa".

Njengomhambi kwi-Pacific Theatre ngexesha leMfazwe yesibini yeHlabathi, uRalph wayenesifo esonakalisa ingqondo yakhe kwaye wakhokelela ekuqinisekiseni iminyaka. Wanikwa ngaphezulu kweshumi leminyaka ukuze aphile.

URalph waya kwisifo sokuphola kwaye waphola ngenxa yoko kuchazwa nguHilda njengokuphilisa ngokungummangaliso.

Ebutsheni beminyaka yo-70, yena noRalph ngebabesabandakanyeke kakhulu kubulungiseleli, kumazwe angaphandle naseHickory.

Kwiminyaka engama-96, uHilda uyaqhubeka nomsebenzi wakhe kubulungiseleli. Umiselwe ukuthetha kwinkomfa yabaphathiswa eHickory kamva kule nyanga.

Kwakhona wagqiba ukuhlela "Ngaba uke wambona intaka ekhathazekile?" Incwadi yeemfundiso zomyeni wakhe. Incwadi iya kufumaneka ngeBarnes & Noble kunye neAmazon.

Ngeminyaka yoo-70, wabhala incwadi yakhe ngobungqina bakhe obunesihloko esithi "Kwaye kukho okungakumbi".

U-Brittain kutshanje uye wahlala phantsi ukuze axoxe ngeziganeko ezithile zobomi bakhe eziye zalolonga ukholo lwakhe. Udliwanondlebe lwahlelwa ubude kunye nokucaca.

Ukungazi ukuba umyeni wakhe wasweleka okanye ubephila phakathi kweMfazwe yesibini yeHlabathi:

Wayelunywe sisifo seengcongconi kwaye wayenomkhuhlane omkhulu kwaye owonakalisa nengqondo yakhe. Waye wagxothwa kwi-Air Force emva kokuba esibhedlele.

Sasicinga ukuba ufile. Iphepha elishicilelweyo (elalifile). Bayabaxolela, kodwa abazi nto ibhetele. Nathi asenzi njalo.

Umntwana wam wokuqala wayengumntwana kwaye yayilixesha elibuhlungu de safumanisa ukuba ... uhlala kwaye uzakukhululwa kwi-Air Force.

Baye ke bamthumela ekhaya bevela eSan Francisco, ngaphesheya kweGolden Gate Bridge nge-4 kaJulayi. Ezinzulwini zobusuku wayephantsi kwe bhulorho kwaye endibiza ukuba andixelele ukuba usekhaya.

Ke ubuncinci iiveki ezintandathu ndicinga ... Bendingazi ukuba uyaphila okanye ufile na kuba i-Red Cross yenziwa yasebenza ... kwaye babengekakhawulezi ngendlela ebeya kuba njalo.

Ke yayiyinto entle ngokwenene kuye ukuba agoduke.

Ukubona umyeni wakhe ephuma ekhathazekile ngo-60s:

Ugqirha Davis undibizile xa ndifundisa kwisikolo samabanga aphakamileyo ngelo xesha kwisebe lezoshishino wandixelela ukuba u-Ralph wayekwi-coma ... kwaye uzakumthumela eVA eDuke apho angafa khona.

Ke bendilungiselelwe intliziyo (no) entloko nayo yonke enye into ukuba ndilindele ukuba afe. Ndatsho ke. Wayengazi nto.

Iveki ihambile kwaye khange bandifowunele besithi ubhubhile. Bendilindele. Besele ndenziwe nzima yiyo.

Ndiye ndabuya ngolwesihlanu.

'Yabona, okokugqibela xa ndibona uRalph wayengazi nto kwaye ethe gazi. Ewe, xa ndandifika kwikona, uRalph wayehleli phezu kwebhedi, embetha, epinki, eqhelekileyo.

"Ndifuna ukukuxelela into" (watsho.) Kwaye ndiyathetha, uyazi ukuba ndothukile.

Uthe, "Ndive inyawo pha egumbini futhi ndiyazi ukuba uYesu uyeza."

Uye wathi "Ndaphakamisa amehlo ndabona noYesu emi ngasemnyango wabe uHilda emhle."

"Uye wandijonga wathi," Ralph, ndiza kukuphilisa, ndikuthume kwihlabathi liphela. "

Uye wathi esondela, wema ezantsi kwebhedi ... wabeka izandla zakhe kwiparadise kwaye wajonga phandle wathi, "Ndikubizele ukuba ushumayele ilizwi lam kwihlabathi lonke."

Kwaye emva koko wajikeleza ibhedi, wambeka izandla kwaye wamphilisa ngokwemvelo kwaye wamhleka.

Uthe, "Undiyeke wancuma wandijonga ngefestile, uye wanyamalala."

Uye wathi, "ndibacelile ukuba bandikhulule ndigoduke ndiye ke ndizofunda kwaye sizohamba siyokushumayela iVangeli kwihlabathi liphela.

Kulungile yile nto kanye siyenzileyo.

UBilly Graham Crusade uthathe inxaxheba ngo-1958:

Sidibene noBilly Graham kwiindaba malunga naye kwaye esiza eCharlotte.

Sinqula iNkosi. Sithethile naye kodwa besingazange sabandakanyeka kwinto enkulu kangaka ngaphambili kwaye sifuna ukuhamba.

Uyazi, xa ... ukholelwa kwinto oyifunayo uqiniseke ukuba uyakholelwa ngokwenene kwaye xa uBilly wanika isimemo sakhe, sonke saphakama ... saya kubo basindiswa.

Kwaye ke basibeka eklasini unyaka. Sithathe izifundo unyaka wonke kwizibhalo. Basithumelela iincwadana kwaye sazalisa.

Kwincwadi yakhe yokuqala:

Ndingathi iNkosi indichukumisile ukuba ndibhale le ncwadi ("Kwaye kukho okungakumbi") kuba sinika ubungqina bethu kwaye oku kugcwele ubungqina.

Yayikukuxelela abantu kuphela, “Heyi, ungabambeki kwinkqubo. Ndinazo iindlebe zokuva le nto ayithethayo iNkosi.