Staring at the gun, Pastor Ratsara decided it wouldn't be wise to resist as Pastor Nshimba had; he would comply and pray that somehow he would be able to negotiate once he was inside the car. As Pastor Ratsara stepped toward the open door, his mind raced as he thought about what had just happened to his secretary; now it was happening to him! Was this the way his life would end? Had God brought him all this way just to die in a foreign country? 

Pavel Goia made a covenant with God, and his dedication to that covenant was tested almost immediately. But he stayed true, and miracle after miracle followed in behalf of this one young man who trusted every aspect of his life completely to God.