GODS PURPOSE SPAN GENERATIONS
Naomi holding baby Obed A prayer meeting was held for Tony Campolo just before he spoke at a Pentecostal college chapel service. Eight men took Tony to a back room of the chapel, had him kneel, laid their hands on his head and began to pray. They prayed a long time and to make matters worse, one of the men was not even praying for Tony. He went on and on praying for somebody named Charlie Stoltzfus He prayed “Dear Lord, you know Charlie Stoltzfus. He lives in that silver trailer a mile down the road. You know the trailer Lord, just down the road on the right-hand side. Lord, Charlie told me this morning he’s going to leave his wife and three kids. Step in and do something, God. Bring that family back together.” Tony wanted to inform the man that it was not necessary to furnish God with directional material. He finally got the Pentecostal preachers off his head, delivered his message and got in his car to drive home. A...