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I had an encounter with God in a nightclub in the middle of a drug deal.

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'I had an encounter with God in a nightclub in the middle of a drug deal. I went out dealing on a Saturday night and at 1 am, I had a full-blown vision of Jesus.

I was 18. It was a road to Damascus experience, so Paul’s story in Acts 9 really speaks to me. From there I got the sense that there was a call on my life to be in ministry. That’s what I do. I kept meeting Christians who hadn’t had that kind of experience.

Now, reading Acts I have discovered that I’m not that strange. Paul’s experience was a big eye-opener for me. When I first read it I was unemployed and going to the job centre to sign on. I felt the Holy Spirit saying, "What are you doing?". I knew that if I got a job I couldn’t take it, because I had to be in ministry.

So, I said to the woman, "I’m no longer available for work to be honest, I’m working for the church." That was 30 years ago. The Bible has changed my life and changed me. It’s given me a tremendous foundation.'

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