Summary: I sometimes host a live call-in television counseling program called NightTalk. One evening we were broadcasting live from San Antonio, Texas on Channel 35 when I received a call from a man named Alex. Alex was a thirty-two-year-old man dying of AIDS. “I’m going through a living hell - a nightmare,” he said. Then, he broke into tears while on the air. As tens of thousands of viewers watched, I had the privilege of counseling Alex and leading him to faith in Jesus Christ. Off the air, we got his address and phone number, then made sure he began receiving immediate, compassionate follow-up care as he began his new life and relationship with Jesus Christ. Before his death, six months later, how great it was to hear Alex express his assured hope of heaven! He knew his place in heaven was secure because Romans says, “The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Do you know someone who desperately needs hope? Do you know someone perhaps with a terminal illness? Invite and guide them to find true and lasting hope in Jesus, our Lord and Savior. This is Luis Palau.
