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Exchanged Forever By Charles Orajiaku, Nigeria, Africa Exchanged Life Outreach My name is Charles Orajiaku. I was born in 1969, at the heat of Nigeria civil war. I’m married to Lisa and we are blessed with three children; Olive, Daniel and Jason. I was raised a religious child in a staunch religious family. We could go to church regularly, and often times had retreats in the church yard. Early in my days in high/secondary school, the Lord started opening my eyes to the need for salvation. I opposed and even persecuted and misrepresented those who then claimed to be born again and often wondered why anyone could preach to me. I knew no need for a Savior. I trusted in my religious background and self righteousness I could recall vividly how one day I confronted two ladies who preached to my friend and I. I told them not to wasted their precious time preaching to me, they should rather go to the native idol worshipers who really needed their gospel. However, in 1988 the Lord convicted me of my sins and I realized the need for His salvation. It was a progressive experience that culminated in my accepting for once that I was a wretched sinner needing a loving Savior. For the first time in my life, I damned the consequence, threw shame away and left the company of peers as I answered the altar call. The preacher invited those willing to trade their sins for Christ’s forgiveness to come forth. I remember how I left my friends (before whom I had passed off as a moralist) behind as I proceeded to the stage. There and then I confessed my sins and received the Lord Jesus as Lord and Savior. From then I continued in fellowship in a local church called Deeper Life Bible Church. I spent about two decades of my life as a believer in this denomination working as both youth worker and choir leader. (continued on page 2)