Each one of us can remember those special transforming moments in our lives. We remember and can recall with great detail a life-changing experience. We describe such a time as once in a lifetime experience. Some of us might remember meeting an important person, or a celebrity, and gladly retell the story to anyone who will listen. We may recall a time when our faith came alive, when we met Jesus through the love of a Sunday school teacher, a friend, or a pastor. Those are the experiences we carry with us.

Carl has experienced the transforming power of God at work in his life. “From a young teenager,” Carl claims, “I have seen and felt God in and through Jesus Christ mold and direct my life.” Looking back over his sixty years Carl says that “God has truly been my strength in stressful and…