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Near the end of five weeks of evangelistic campaigns in Wales, an old farmer named Peter handed a card to my Dad. “Thanks, Luis,” it said. “I’ve given up drinking half a bottle of whiskey a day.” Several weeks earlier Peter had surrendered his life to Jesus. “Do you ever get tempted now when you smell alcohol?” my Dad asked him. “Does it get to you?”  “I can’t stand the smell of the stuff,” Peter replied. “You said Jesus Christ could liberate me instantly, and He did.” Evangelism is the deepest and most profound social action in the world because it deals with the root of the problem, not with the symptoms alone. The root is man’s alienation and sinfulness and evil. Most of the world’s 7.7 billion people have yet to trust Jesus Christ. Their foremost need is the light of the Gospel: first to dispel spiritual darkness, but second to eradicate their utter selfishness. The majority of people live for themselves. Conversely, true Christians live for God and for others out of love. This love is implanted within all who put their faith and trust in Jesus Christ. Is there someone in your life who needs saving? If so, tell them the story of Farmer Peter of Wales. This is Andrew Palau.