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Chapter III
Lucille Moise grew up in Mount Prospect until she graduated from Prospect High School. She began attending the University of South Chicago and was staying in a dorm. She hardly visited, except during holidays. Her brother Harold and sister Cheryl went to Prospect High School, and were active in the YMCA and YWCA.
Lucille had also been to church when she was a little girl, but religion never occurred to her. She attended New Hope Village Church. There, Pastor Billings spoke of the rapture, as he often did. Though Lucille had no what to make of it.
Lucille Moise and Evelyn Burton became roommates at the University of South Chicago. There, Evelyn would be reading her Bible and doing devotions in their dorm in the morning before classes and at night after classes.
”So, you believe this stuff?”, asked Lucille.
“Yes. It takes a one little faith”, answered Evelyn.
“And Jesus is going to come to take His people to Heaven?”
”Yes, that’s right.”
”When that is supposed to take place?”
”No one knows the day or the hour. Though it could be any moment. That’s the important part about being ready.”
They exchanged in conversations during the freshman college year. Evelyn even gave Lucille some booklets that explains the Gospel, and need for salvation.
”Thank you”, said Lucille, “I’ll think about it.”
”Don’t wait to long, though”, said Evelyn, “You don’t know much time you have.”
”What do you mean?”
”There’s no knowing what will happened tomorrow or next week or next month or even next year.“
Evelyn made a prayer list when she got ready to leave for college. She looked through it again- for her brother Robert, that he would make time for family and for God; for another brother, Aneurin, that he would make better choices; for her sister Molly that she would grow up to live in purity; for two other brothers Samuel and Oliver that they would not stray away; for Lucille Moise and her salvation.
Lucille was enjoying life at college. She also enjoyed hanging out and rooming with Evelyn. Evelyn often invited Lucille to attend church close by. While she attended from time to time, Lucille wasn’t the kind of person to attend church every Sunday. It just wasn’t her thing.
There were even some other students on campus who were also Christians. They would carry Bibles in their dorms and attended church close by. Lucille would read through the papers that explained the need for Salvation. Though it just didn’t add up. How soon should she realize the importance of family, friends, and God.
[College is a huge step in life. But those who start college tend to fall away and stopped attending church.]
