CHRIST CHANGES LIVES
John was born into a Christian home but became an orphan as a boy and ended up wandering the streets of London. Later, in the Royal Navy he learned navigation but deserted. He escaped to Africa and sought refuge in a home where a harem was kept. The leader of the harem enjoyed mistreating the young Englishman; she frequently made him eat off the floor like a dog, and several times lashed him to the bed and whipped him. John escaped to a merchant ship, where he became a navigator again. But his drinking led him into serious trouble. He was beaten, thrown into the ship’s hold, then knocked off the ship. The captain harpooned him and dragged him back onto the ship, where he was again dropped in the hold, and this time he was beaten, wounded and was near death. Laying there all alone, John came to himself — much like the prodigal Son. Then and there John turned…
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