The Bible Changed Juan Chavez

The name Juan Chavez was high on the list of desperadoes wanted by the Mexican police. But he seemed beyond the reach of the law. Every effort to apprehend him proved unsuccessful. Then one day, without warning, the elusive criminal appeared voluntarily in a Saltillo, Mexico, court house and announced, “I am Juan Chavez!” The presiding judge was aghast. The name was only too familiar to him. “Who brought you in?” he asked. Chavez held up a Bible and replied, “This book has brought me back, back to pay my debt to society.” Juan Chavez was a changed man. He explained it this way: “When I got back from one of my raids, I found this book among the loot. I was hiding in a cave at the time and since I had nothing else to do, I began reading the book. I couldn’t get away from it. This Bible has changed by life.” (Source Unknown).