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I People in desperation seek something that will satisfy them. This woman is submitting to the “ spirit” of the dead which supposedly indwells the man in white. tation and saw over 50 people come forward. Normally, the Brazilians hate the rain, and run for cover im mediately, fearing they will catch cold, etc. But no one moved that night. God was there! “Then the rain stopped. So while the 50 were being counseled (by a fine corps of trained laymen), the evangelist preached a brief message, gave a second invitation, and 30 more came forward! The Christians were thrilled, and testified to their awareness that such things are ob viously not of men and must be of God’s Spirit. “ All this greatly encourages me, for it confirms what we have believed all along—that Brazil is ripe for a harvest.” Who will gather that harvest is the question we must answer. If the spir itists take Brazil, whose fault will it be?
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