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B: What does the future have in
store for JBA?
AK: I’m not sure. I’m just coming
out of a huge trial. I will tell you ano-
ther time about it. I have learned so
much through it and this I believe will
eventually come out in writing. What
will it be about? Further on the narrow
path and the small gate. Further on
persecution and affliction because of
the Word. We Christians are called to
walk on the narrow path and not give
up when persecution arises. It is the
paradox we are called to live: a full of
power and love God and at the same
time a life which has lots of afflictions,
though deliverance is there too. My
message to my fellow brothers is don’t
lose your courage. Keep on. Run the
race of faith with patience and do not
turn back. Run it to the end! Run it
despite what may come against you.
Faith is a journey. It will take you to
places you may not want to be and
may turn out much different than
what you had thought and planned.
Remember though that God is in
charge even if it seems crazy at times.
Let’s make sure we keep running so
that at the end we can say what Paul
said: “I have fought the good fight,
I have finished the race, I have kept
the faith. Now there is in store for me
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the crown of righteousness, which the
Lord, the righteous Judge, will award
to me on that day—and not only to
me, but also to all who have longed
for his appearing.” (2 Timothy 4:7-8)