GVD, the name he goes by because no one can say his real name, came to Brisbane several months ago to further his education. He had been a Hindu but had not found much meaning in his life from Hinduism and had been attending Christian churches with his friends in India. After he arrived in Brisbane, he found work at a convenience type store and started classes. It is very rare in Australia for anyone to have a gun as it is illegal to own one - however, when GVD was at work an armed robber held up the store. GVD was not injured but very traumatized by the incident and had to quit his job and school and seek counseling. In one if his counseling sessions he asked his therapist if she knew of a church that he could attend - she is a member of the ward and was more than happy to bring him to church and introduce him to the missionaries. He was at a low point in his life, had no money, no job, no friends. As the missionaries taught him, he was able to recognize truth and be baptized. I wish you could all see him and hear his testimony. He is so happy, he just glows - he has been able to find a new much better job that he starts on Wednesday. He has found many new friends as we have a large group of young single adults in the ward, several of them are also recent converts. We will share more stories another day.
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