Pretvan had a reputation of being a dangerous man – and he was only a youth. Pretvan had dropped out of school, failing to make it past the eighth grade, and started drinking alcohol with friends. The teenager quickly became a dangerous addict, often starting trouble with other villagers. Even his friends grew frightened of him, thinking he would hurt them.
His mother wept every day as she watched her son plummet toward destruction.
Life-changing conversation
But one day, Pretvan had a life-changing conversation when he met a man with a reputation very different from his own. After the man introduced himself as Pastor Naarad, the two began talking. Pretvan asked: ‘Is there a God?’