Caroline shares this testimony in her own words.
I lived in a room with two of my friends who were already Christians. One of them, Noëlle, invited me to church, but I always found a reason not to go there. Each Sunday Noëlle would not stop talking (“Cassais les Oreilles,” the equivalent of talked her ears off) about her stories from church.
So one Sunday I went to church with her so she would finally leave me alone. After entering in the meeting place, a woman was at the door. When she saw me, she held me tight in her arms with a beautiful smile. This surprised me, because she did not know me. I thought to myself that it was just to welcome me, but after the service, she repeated the same thing, speaking to me with sweet and gentle words.
The next Sunday I went to church only because of this very nice woman. When she saw me, she smiled at me and held me tight in her arms. Every Sunday after that, I went to church telling myself that after seeing me so much she will get tired of smiling at me and stop holding me in her arms. But on each of my visits she showed the same kindness.
I ended up staying in this church, and that is where I met Jesus Christ as my Savior. I accepted and received Him in my heart. Today I am born again and the Lord Jesus Christ lives in my heart. If today, I’m a Christian, it is due to the kindness, the smile and the love of a woman—the wife of Pastor King. She helped me discover the love that is pure and true—from the Lord Jesus Christ.
To Him be given all the glory. Amen.
Caroline was saved in 1997 through Steve and Gayle King’s first church plant in Ivory Coast, Grace Baptist Church. Today Caroline is heavily involved in her church and is a student at the Kings’ Bible institute so she can further her understanding of God’s Word.