Beginning Tomorrow Today - By Timothy Sherman

of light and darkness, love and hate, freedom and bondage had be gun its crescendo. The power and climax of the supernatural event that brought me there was accelerating. The officials were being provoked to fear, jealousy and rage by the manifestation of Christ through these new believers. Many were being removed from the barracks, put in solitary confinement, and then beaten or bribed. A traitor had given names o f men I didn't know and accused them o fbeing the main leaders o fthis revival. For some reason he kept hidden the true leaders, including Nikolai, me, and the rest o f the eight. Early one morning before daylight I awoke to shouts and yelling. Men were scrambling in every direction, grab bing their clothes and dressing quickly. Guards were cursing and shouting commands and pushing and hitting men as they continued to wake up the entire camp. Blaring bright searchlights came on all over the compound. I remember being startled and rudely awak ened in my hiding place. I began pulli g on my clothes and quickly preparing for whatever was going to happen. Having been in a deep sleep I was not even fully conscious. The full onslaught of intimida tion and murderous dominance was corning out into the open. The intent was for everyone to be terrorized into denouncing all faith in God ... or else!

The Prayer and Resolve: Death is my Promotion

It was amazing to see the courage on the faces of these incredible men of resolve. My eyes were witnessing men who had faced death as a lifestyle. Many o fthem, especially the most pas sionate believers in Jesus Christ, were not overcome by the fear of death. They were very calm in appearance. The peace of God was in their eyes and the dignity of settled prayer was on their lips. The guards were driving the prisoners out into the cold, dark 57