Jersey Village Baptist Church in Houston, Texas was reminded of this on February 26, 1995. The congregation began their evening service at 6:30 p.m. expecting a routine worship service. However, During the invitation, a young girl walked the aisle, confessed her sins to the Lord, and sought encouragement from the church. After her response to God, other members started coming forward and confessing their sins. Around 9:00 p.m., some of the members relieved a couple who had been working in the nursery so they could come experience what God was doing in their midst. That couple went directly to the altar and asked for prayer. Their son had ran away four months ago because he wanted the freedom to live his life the way he wanted, without having to answer to anyone. While the church was praying for him, he was at Mardi Gras in Galveston. But all of a sudden he felt God was telling him to go home. So, he made the ninety-minute drive from Galveston, to Houston, only to discover a dark house when he got home. He couldn’t believe his parents would still be at church, but he drove to the church anyway. A deacon recognized him at the back door and pointed him to his parents, who were still kneeling at the altar. He made his
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