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In the thirty second it took to skim the headlines and decide to read this story, somewhere in the world approximately 125 people were born and 53 people had died 36 of who did not know Christ. Approximately 3.8 millions of people die annually who must likely didn’t know Christ. The numbers are staggering but they make greater impact when they have a face.

For me, it’s the face of my husband. How could I ever forget? The details of that day are etched in my mind forever…

It was a busy Monday morning as usual Flo was dress and ready to go long before I was awake. He tapped me gently and said “babe, I have to go now if I’m going to beat traffic. I have a very important meeting today and I don’t want to be late”. I wanted to ask if I could pray with him but I didn’t. Every time I open my mouth to tell him about God, the word got stuck in my throat. My husband wasn’t interested in religion. He mind if I went to church as long as I didn’t drag him along. He blew me a kiss and was gone.

Two hours later I got a call from the police. An on-coming vehicle had run into Flo’s car along Ikorodu Road. My husband was dead. Gone permanently. Without warning. “It happened quickly madam”, the police man tried to encourage me, he didn’t have to suffer along. But the only thing I could think of at that moment was “why did I drag him to church? Now he would have to suffer for ever because I failed to do my part.

Since you’ve been reading this story, approximately 500 people have been born, and 213 have died, 145 of who likely didn’t know Christ. I hope that as you plan your week, you’ll think about these numbers and the lives they represent which may be closer to you than you think. The least you can do is to invite someone to church this week.