Drug lords in Medellin, Colombia, are turning to the Lord of Lords. Fourteen of 17 members of a drug cartel that once ruled the city have professed faith in Christ, said Maria Estrada, who started a ministry in Colombia's Bellavista Prison. More than 300 prisoners belong to a church there, she told Discipling a Whole Nation....Notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar professed faith in Christ just days before his death, Estrada said. Escobar called her one day and they began a correspondence that culminated in his "giving his life to God," DAWN said. Since then 13 others have become Christians and confessed their crimes, Estrada said. Two have been freed from prison and are serving as missionaries in other countries, she said.
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