174. “. . . Those words pierced my soul. I looked Stoyon straight in the eyes, ‘Oh no!’ I protested, ‘no, you are not going to do that! You are not going to put that on me. That is a debt so large that I can never repay you.’ Stoyon stared right back at me and said, ‘Son, that’s the debt of the cross.’ He leaned forward and poked me in the chest with his finger, ‘Don’t you steal my joy. I took great joy in my country so that you could be free to witness in your country.’ . . .” ~ Nik Ripken