In the late 1960's, there were two godly women who traveled throughout Southeastern Michigan in the summer, providing vacation Bible School for small churches. Lila and Eileen came to our church in 1969. God used their songs, skits, games, and Bible stories to point us all to Jesus. As a 5 year-old, I raised my hand with my best friend Jay, indicating we wanted Jesus to come into our hearts and be our Savior. All the way home we shouted, "WE'RE SAVED! WE'RE SAVED!" Of course we didn’t really know what we were saved from. Even so God took my fledgling faith – smaller than a mustard seed and I committed to follow Him.
Over the years many circumstances caused my faith to blow hot and cold. I couldn't make up my mind if I wanted to live for myself, or cling to Jesus. However, I found myself living a double-life: Monday-Saturday I was in charge; on Sundays I attempted to "clean up my act" and present myself as “just fine.” It all came crashing down in my late 20’s. I was a mess. Thankfully, Jesus had me – and skipping over many more steps in my story I chose to surrender fully to him.
Thirty-five years later, I find myself living for Jesus as a jail chaplain, serving as a missionary with my husband of nearly thirty years! Our motto is, "To know Christ and to make him known."
God is so very kind and so very faithful. He never let me go.
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