NAORUŽANI PROPOVJEDNIK

NEVJEROJATNO PREOBRAĆENJE PO KOJEM JE SNIMLJEN HOLIVUDSKI FILM 'Bio sam najveći ološ, zli razbojnik i gangster, a onda sam odlučio da neću više tako'

 
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U Osijeku je o svojem preobraćenju biblijskih razmjera govorio Amerikanac Sam Childers, o čijoj je inspirativnoj priči snimljen i holivudski film u kojem glavnu ulogu ima poznati glumac Gerard Butler.

Los Angeles, CA, USA. Gerard Butler and Michelle Monaghan in a scene from the ©Relativity Media new film: Machine Gun Preacher (2011).
Plot: The story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing biker tough guy who found God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who've been forced to become soldiers. Based on a true story., Image: 108841174, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: Supplied by Landmark Media. Editorial Only. Landmark Media is not the copyright owner of these Film or TV stills but provides a service only for recognised Media outlets., Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia, Landmark
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Childers je u Evanđeoskoj Pentekostnoj crkvi u Osijeku govorio o svojem životu nakon što se okrenuo vjeri, javlja Glas Slavonije. Humanitarna organizacija koju je on pokrenuo djeluje u nekoliko afričkih zemalja u kojima bijesne sukobi, a tim 'Naoružanog propovjednika', kako ga zovu, svakodnevno priprema oko 12 tisuća obroka za stanovništvo istočne Afrike. Osim toga, pružaju i smještaj za 380 siročadi u Africi. Djeca su to koja su uglavnom žrtve rata i drugog nasilja, a Childers ih je počeo spašavati 1998. godine iz opkoljenih sela.

- (PICTURED Machine Gun Preacher Sam Childers) - Meet the real-life Machine Gun Preacher, the incredible gun-totting reformed drug and alcohol abusing biker who went on to rescue orphans from blood-thirsty rebels who skin people ALIVE. Sam Childers might look like the archetypal handlebar-moustached Hells Angels type and thats because he was until he made a decision that changed his life. That life - which saw him leave his native USA and travel thousands of miles to East Africa - is now the subject Hollywood blockbuster Machine Gun Preacher released in the UK tomorrow (WEDS). Hunky heart-throb Gerard Butler plays Sam in the film which documents his real-life battle to rescue hundreds of children kidnapped in Africa., Image: 106049428, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia, Caters News
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- (PICTURED Machine Gun Preacher Sam Childers at an orphanage in Sudan with samuel) - Meet the real-life Machine Gun Preacher, the incredible gun-totting reformed drug and alcohol abusing biker who went on to rescue orphans from blood-thirsty rebels who skin people ALIVE. Sam Childers might look like the archetypal handlebar-moustached Hells Angels type and thats because he was until he made a decision that changed his life. That life - which saw him leave his native USA and travel thousands of miles to East Africa - is now the subject Hollywood blockbuster Machine Gun Preacher released in the UK tomorrow (WEDS). Hunky heart-throb Gerard Butler plays Sam in the film which documents his real-life battle to rescue hundreds of children kidnapped in Africa., Image: 106050017, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia, Caters News
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Ipak, prije svega toga, Sam Childers je prošao svašta. Počeo je koristiti drogu sa samo 11 godina, a ovisnik o heroinu je bio već s 15 godina.

'Bio sam najveći ološ na zemlji. Dilao sam drogu, premlaćivao ljude samo zbog jednog pogleda. Bio sam zli razbojnik, bajker koji je činio samo zlo ljudima. Bio sam prvoklasni gangster. Moja žena je bila striptizeta, radila je u striptiz klubu. Koristila je droge, kokain, heroin...', priča Childers u Osijeku i dodaje kako je prvo njegova supruga postala kršćanka, a onda se i on odlučio promijeniti.

Sam Childers arrives on the red carpet for the film
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Sam Childers

'Jedne noći sam otišao u bar i našao se u barskoj tučnjavi u kojoj sam gotovo poginuo. Te noći sam odlučio da ću, ako preživim i napustim taj bar, završiti s takvim načinom života. Gledajte, nema veze tko smo i što smo, koliko smo stari i postajemo li stari, a ja postajem star čovjek, meni je 56 godina, možemo promijeniti naše živote ako smo odlučni u tome da stanemo na liniju dobrog života. Izišao sam iz tog bara te noći i odlučio sam da neću više živjeti životom kakvim sam do tada živio. To je situacija kada je promjena počela. Vi to morate željeti, ta promjena mora biti vaša želja. Želim da ljudi vide ono što vi jeste, bez obzira na to što ste bili i činili u životu, vi se možete promijeniti, ali ta promjena počinje s vama', rekao je i za kraj poručio svima da 'budu pozitivni u onome što žive, jer tako počinje uspjeh'.

- (PICTURED Machine Gun Preacher Sam Childers) - Meet the real-life Machine Gun Preacher, the incredible gun-totting reformed drug and alcohol abusing biker who went on to rescue orphans from blood-thirsty rebels who skin people ALIVE. Sam Childers might look like the archetypal handlebar-moustached Hells Angels type and thats because he was until he made a decision that changed his life. That life - which saw him leave his native USA and travel thousands of miles to East Africa - is now the subject Hollywood blockbuster Machine Gun Preacher released in the UK tomorrow (WEDS). Hunky heart-throb Gerard Butler plays Sam in the film which documents his real-life battle to rescue hundreds of children kidnapped in Africa., Image: 106049428, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia, Caters News
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Sam Childers će u Hrvatskoj održati još nekoliko predavanja, od kojih će jedno biti i u kaznionici u Lepoglavi, piše Glas Slavonije.

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