With tears in his eyes and a quiver in
his voice someone very familiar to Larry and I, John Wasem, spoke of
his love for us, last Sunday morning. This man in his late eighties
made his way over to us just to say he appreciated us. As we hugged,
we assured him that if it hadn't been for him we might not be in
church at all. Little did he know, that it was we who were indebted
to him.
After Larry and I were married, this
man of God was one of three men who visited us in our little
apartment, weekly. They talked to my young husband, who like me had
grown up without church, about everything but mostly their love for
Jesus and us came through. They loved us into the church. We would
start by going on Sunday mornings, then within months we accepted
Christ as our Savior. Our life was changed that day. We made Christ
and the Church the center of our lives.
These men of God, I believe, made such
a difference in our life and in our family's life. Would we have
found Christ without these three men taking an interest in us? I
don't know, but I do know that John Wasem, Dwight Millikan, and Steve
Ward loved us into the Kingdom in those early months of our married
lives. Although the list is endless of all those who have touched me
through the years I know that our lives changed in those early days
because of God sending His people to love us.
Over forty years have passed since that
day we went forward to accept Christ as our Savior and never has
there been a day we ever regretted our decision. Praise be to God!
Even though I am a free man with no
master, I have become a slave to all people to bring many to Christ.
1 Corinthians 9:19
Lord, help me become a slave to all people to bring many to know Christ!
Therefore, go and make disciples of all
the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and
the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19
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