These two chapters were really short, so I combined them for posting. (Even together they are short, sorry.) I will post the next chapter in a couple of days to make up for it.
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7
Seto was back on his bed, with notes spread around him, laptop on and Bible open. It was after midnight and he was tired. I just don't understand. What am I supposed to do with all this information? There was a tentative knock at his door. "Enter."
"Can't sleep either, Big Brother?" Seto shook his head. Mokuba indicated the notes and laptop.
"Put them away, Seto, and listen to what I have to say. You have been at this for weeks, do you think you are any closer?" Seto shook his head again. "How do you feel when you read the Bible?"
"I don't. I am looking for proof."
"It's not about proof. It is about faith. You will never get any proof until you make that step of faith."
"So I must believe, before I can understand?" Seto looked at him like Mokuba was a nut.
"Yeah. That about sums it up." Mokuba laughed kindly at Seto's frustration. "I know you will be patient with me. Ask questions – all the questions that come to your mind and I will answer as I can or we can look the answers up together; but I want to share with you what was shared with me and what I have learned since." Mokuba pointed to the yellow bead on the leather bracelet he wore and started to share.
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"All has been quiet on the Kaiba front, hasn't it?" Tony asked and Kirii agreed.
"Mokuba emailed me a week ago. Seto took him on one of his business trips. Thought he might enjoy Italy. They are supposed to be back in about a week."
"Isn't it amazing that we were both witnessing to a Kaiba brother at the same time?"
"Yes, but amazing is how I described the Lord. What amazed me the most was that Mokuba's first opportunity to witness was to his own big brother."
"And Seto finally gave his life to Jesus. How is that for an answer to prayer?"
"Can't ask for more." Kirii was reading through their church's website. "Hey, starting next month our Pastor is doing another of his studies on spiritual warfare. What do you think, bring the Kaibas to this?"
"They sure have powerful enough personalities and I think that they have had first hand experiences with the spirit realm already." Tony nodded. "When they get back, let's approach the subject with them."
"Let's pray about it." They took each other's hands and asked the Lord for guidance.
8
"Come on, Seto!" Mokuba pleaded with him. "It is only an hour."
"Yeah, every weeknight for four weeks! I still have a company to run."
"Run your company the other 460 hours during those weekdays!" Mokuba lowered his voice, "This is important, Seto; so important that I will go whether you do or not. I would rather you go with me."
Seto gave him an exasperated look, "I'll go to the first one. If it doesn't interest me, I won't be back. Agreed?"
Mokuba smiled and agreed.
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A month passed. Seto accomplished a great many things – got a new line of Duel Monster gear out (profits skyrocketed) and KaibaCorp's stock soared (which shut the Board up about Seto's inability to be available anytime 24/7), initiated some new incentives and perks for his employees' morale, and finished up the study on spiritual warfare. Mokuba had been right. It was important and it hit very close to home. Seto started thinking of a plan and prayed about it. He then told Mokuba the plan, who agreed, and they prayed together about it. They brought in Kirii, Tony and the pastor (now also the Kaiba brothers' pastor) – "ambitious and risky" were the words they used – but they also agreed it was a good plan. The prayer circle became ever-widening with the church, then friends and relatives of the church members.
The timing was right, Seto felt it. He looked at his brother and said, "It starts with the Duel Monsters Regional Championships and Yugi."
