Sunday, May 25, 2008
GREG GARRISON

It was one of the shortest sermons some of those gathered at Corinth Baptist Church had ever heard.

But at the end, elderly women in the front pews were wiping tears from their eyes. The guest preacher got a standing ovation after he stepped down from the pulpit.

The pastor invited him back to sing a song. He sang "Jesus Loves Me."

Matthew Self, 27, isn't the typical traveling evangelist. Born with Down syndrome, he only started speaking to churches and youth groups in February this year. His message, people say, is simple, but powerful.

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