The Testimony of Danny Roberts

Danny Roberts made the journey to Listooder, from his home in Liverpool, to relate the testimony of what God has done in his life. His words proved to be a huge blessing and a challenge to the young people of Listooder, as his testimony differed so much from those often heard in the rural areas of Northern Ireland. Danny was born and brought up in the Walton area of the City of Liverpool, an area in which two young people lost their lives this month as a result of knife attacks. His family was no stranger to crime, with his father involved in dubious money-making schemes in the locality. Alcohol had also played a big part in recent family history, with no-one in the family surviving past the age of 65. Things changed dramatically for the family, while Danny and his brother were still young, when the home received a visit from the Jehovah's Witnesses. Infuriated by their words, Danny's father set out to in search of information to use against them. However, in his search, and having already exposed the fallacies of the Jehovah's Witnesses he was brought into contact with a bunch of tracts explaining his need of Salvation and  the truth about God's Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Challenged by what he read, the family began to attend church, hearing, on a regular basis of their need to turn to Christ for Salvation. Within a short period of time, both of Danny's parents had put their trust in Jesus Christ, having had their sins forgiven and received assurance of a home in heaven. The Roberts home changed drastically after that. The criminal activity was gone, the drinking was gone, and the parties were gone. Although the change in the home had a profound affect on Danny and his brother, the fact that his parents were now Christians did not mean that Danny himself was saved. It was only when young Danny, forced to listen to one church service after he forgot his colouring book, was startled by a dramatic illustration of what it would be like to spend eternity in hell, that he too began to realise that he must be saved. That evening, with the help of his father, Danny turned to Christ for Salvation, receiving immediate forgiveness of sins through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. His life, as a Christian, would not be an easy one, considering he would be the only Believer in his school of around 2,100 people. The opposition, both verbal and physical, that he experienced resulted in a strong conviction that he would live to serve Christ in whatever he did. In doing so, God blessed Danny in many ways, bringing many of his school friends into church, and exposing them to the Gospel of Christ. Today, Danny is working among the young people of Liverpool, encouraging them to work and play together in the community, developing skills and attitudes to counteract the criminal mindset of so many young people today. But more importantly, he is seeking to take every opportunity to speak for Christ his Saviour, and to show them that the change God has made in his life, can be experienced in the lives of others if they just simply come to Him.