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I was very excited to read aboutthe Fowlers’ work, and I understandvery well the purpose of this ministry.They are right: The best way towork with indigenous people and toreceive their trust is to respect, participate,and understand their difficultiesand way of life. We shouldalways do our best to make clear ourgood intentions. They will accept usinto their communities.Moacir Cordeiro De MeloLondrina, Paraná, BrazilPrayer Is VitalAdventist World opens my heart forGod to use me to do His work. MarkFinley’s Bible study “Prayer Is Vital”(July 2007) taught me to pour myheart out to God in prayer, have faithin Him, and pray that His will bedone in my life and in interceding forloved ones.I thank God that I am an Adventist,and pray He will use me and otherAdventists to draw His childrencloser to Him.Chinyere IrobinansoPort Harcourt, NigeriaLetters Policy: Please send to: letters@adventistworld.org.Letters must be clearly written, 100-word maximum. Include thename of the article and the date of publication with your letter.Also include your name, the town/city, state, and country fromwhich you are writing. Letters will be edited for space and clarity.Not all letters submitted will be published.LIANA:Depressed,suicidal, andan alcoholic,she foundGod’s peaceand now prayswith others.ONE-MINUTE TestimonyLiana Kim can’t remember being hugged when she was a littlegirl or hearing her mother say “I love you.” By the fifth grade Lianawas severely depressed and began to drink alcohol. She thoughtabout committing suicide.One day she cried out for help to something bigger than herself.“God? Buddha?” she prayed. “If you are real, whoever you are, pleasehelp me! I want to live a happy life, and I will work for you.”Liana began to read the Bible. As she discovered Jesus her depressiondisappeared. Now she and her husband work with a prayerroom, praying with other people. “Even when I didn’t know God, Heheard my cry and used my painful experiences to help others.”Watch Liana’s story and share it with friends at www.answered.tv.New prayer stories are posted weekly.—Sarah K. AsafteiWherein theWorldIs This?I am a literature evangelist. I haveto sell a certain amount of literatureto qualify for benefits and a bonus.Please pray that the Lord will showme how to be successful.Pattie, United StatesALICE MADANHIANSWER: In South Africathe Pathfinder Club of theFish Hoek Seventh-dayAdventist Church posesafter placing first in anevent at last year’s KimberlyPathfinder fair. Theymade a “victory bell” usingthe skills they learned inPathfinders.April 2012 | Adventist World 29