Ngemuva kweminyaka uphuma ebuhlungwini "uJesu eduze kombhede wami ungenze ngavuka"
Sekuphele iminyaka uHilda Brittain emangalela ukuthi yena nomyeni wakhe uRalph "bahlala esithunzini sokufa".
Njengomhambisi wezindiza ePacific Theatre phakathi neMpi Yezwe II, uRalph waba nesifo esalimaza ubuchopho bakhe futhi saholela ekukholweni iminyaka. Wanikezwa ngaphezulu kweshumi leminyaka ukuze aphile.
URalph wangena ekhefini futhi walulama ngenxa yalokho uHilda akuchaza njengokuphilisa okuyisimangaliso.
Eminyakeni yokuqala yo-70, yena noRalph babeyozibandakanya kakhulu enkonzweni, emazweni angaphandle naseHickory.
Eneminyaka engama-96, uHilda uyaqhubeka nomsebenzi wakhe enkonzweni. Uhlelelwe ukukhuluma engqungqutheleni yongqongqoshe eHickory kungekudala kule nyanga.
Ubuye waqeda ukuhlela "Wake wayibona inyoni ekhathazekile?" incwadi yezimfundiso zomyeni wakhe. Incwadi izotholakala ngeBarnes & Noble ne-Amazon.
Ngawo-70s, wabhala nencwadi yakhe ngobufakazi bakhe obabunesihloko esithi "Futhi Kukhona Okuningi".
UBrittain muva nje uhlale phansi waxoxa ezinye zezehlakalo empilweni yakhe ezihlabe ukholo lwakhe. Ingxoxo yahlelwa ubude nokucaca.
Engazi ukuthi umyeni wakhe ushonile noma uphila phakathi neMpi Yezwe Yesibili:
Walunywa umiyane futhi waba nomkhuhlane ophakeme futhi walimaza ingqondo yakhe. Ngakho waxoshwa kwi-Air Force ngemuva kokulaliswa esibhedlela.
Sasicabanga ukuthi ufile. Iphephandaba eliphrintiwe (elabe lifile) Bayabaxolela, kepha abazi lutho olungcono. Nathi asenzi kanjalo.
Ingane yami yokuqala yayingumntwana futhi kwakuyisikhathi esidabukisayo saze sathola ukuthi ... waphila futhi uzokhishwa kwi-Air Force.
Ngakho-ke bamthumela ekhaya evela eSan Francisco, ngaphesheya kweGolden Gate Bridge ngoJulayi 4th. Pakati kwamabili wayephansi kwebhuloho futhi wangifonela ethi angitshele ukuthi usekhaya.
Ngakho-ke okungenani amasonto ayisithupha ngicabanga ukuthi ... bengingazi ukuthi uyaphila noma ufile ngoba iRed Cross yenziwe yasebenza kakhulu ... futhi babengekho ngokushesha njengoba bebengenza.
Ngakho-ke kwakumjabulisa impela ukuthi abuyele ekhaya.
Ukubona umyeni wakhe ephuma ekhathazekile ekuqaleni kweminyaka yo-60:
Ngakho-ke uDkt Davis wangifonela ngenkathi ngifundisa esikoleni esiphakeme ngaleso sikhathi emnyangweni wamabhizinisi wangitshela ukuthi uRalph wayesekhubazekile ... nokuthi wayezomthumela eVA eDuke lapho ayengafela khona.
Ngakho-ke ngangilungiselelwe inhliziyo (kanye) nekhanda nakho konke okunye ukulindela ukuba afe. Ngakho-ke ngangivalelisa. Wayengazi lutho.
Kwadlula isonto futhi bengangifoneli bethi ufile. Bengilindele. Bengikade ngilukhuni ngayo.
Ngakho-ke ngabuya ngoLwesihlanu.
Bheka, okokugcina lapho ngibona uRalph wayengazi futhi emile ngombala. Lapho ngifika ekhoneni, uRalph wayehleli phezu kombhede, emamatheka, epinki, ejwayelekile.
"Ngifuna ukukutshela okuthile" (esho.) Futhi ngiqonde, uyazi ukuthi ngishaqekile.
Uthe, "Ngizwe izinyawo ezinyaweni futhi ngiyazi ukuthi uJesu uyeza."
Futhi wathi "ngabheka phezulu kanti uJesu wayemi emnyango kanti uHilda wayemuhle."
"Futhi wangibheka wathi," Ralph, ngize ukuzokulapha futhi ngikuthumele emhlabeni wonke. "
Futhi uthe efika, wama ezansi kombhede ... wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwepali wabheka ngaphandle wathi, "Ngikubiza ukuthi ushumayele izwi lami emhlabeni wonke."
Futhi-ke wazungeza umbhede, wambeka izandla futhi wamphilisa ngokwemvelo wamomotheka.
Uthe, "Ungimamatheke wabe esehamba ngewindi, wavele wanyamalala."
Futhi wathi, "Ngabacela ukuthi bangingenise ekhaya ngakho-ke ngizofunda futhi sizohamba emhlabeni wonke siyoshumayela iVangeli."
Yebo, yikho kanye lokho esikwenzile.
UBilly Graham Crusade waya ngo-1958:
Sihlangabeze uBilly Graham ngezindaba ezimayelana naye futhi ubeza eCharlotte.
Sakhonza iNkosi. Sikhulume naye kodwa besingakaze sihlanganyele kunoma yini enkulu kangako ngaphambili futhi sifuna ukuhamba.
Uyazi, lapho ... ukholelwa entweni ofuna ukuqiniseka ukuthi uyakholelwa ngempela nokuthi ngesikhathi uBilly enikeza isimemo sakhe, sonke sisukuma ... saya kubo futhi sasindiswa.
Futhi-ke basifaka ekilasini unyaka owodwa. Sathatha izifundo unyaka wonke ngemibhalo. Basithumelele izincwajana futhi sazigcwalisa.
Encwadini yakhe yokuqala:
Ngingasho nje ukuthi iNkosi ingithokozisile ukuthi ngibhale le ncwadi ("Futhi kuningi") ngoba besinikeza ubufakazi bethu futhi lokhu kugcwele ubufakazi.
Kwakuwukutshela abantu ukuthi, “Hheyi, ungangeni enkambisweni. Yibani nezindlebe zokuzwa lokho iNkosi ekutshela yona. "