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long prayer practice. During this time, he observed that the candles
he lit would continue to burn brightly despite having no remaining
wax, leaving only the wick. Unfortunately, Keith's mother innocently
disposed of the votive candles on one of her visits, but he retrieved
them from the trash bin. His mother continued to dispose of the
votive candles whenever she visited, so he decided to hide them
from her in a storage box. Keith kept this miraculous occurrence to
himself as God directed him to not share the mystery for a year,
even keeping it a secret from his wife. Keith regarded this
experience as a confirmation that God was with him, to fulfill the
promise of God given to him.

2008-2012: Public Speaking and Early Version of the BFG
Handbook

Keith's encounter with the homeless man led him to make
significant decisions that affected the course of his life. He chose to
step away from his successful e-commerce business and devoted
the next five years (2007-2012) to studying the Bible and Eastern
spirituality.

In 2008, Keith joined a public speaking organization, but
was sternly warned by the club members to stop sharing his
Christian faith, despite receiving the most votes for best speaker
four times in a row. Unfortunately, on his fourth speech, a club
officer became extremely angry with Keith because he continued to
share his Christian faith and threatened to remove him from the
organization. The angry, middle-aged man told Keith he would get
the support of all the club officers to vote him out of the
organization. This outburst occurred in front of all the members,