While chatting with a pastor
last week, we heard a true and thrilling story that happened a number of years
ago and involved one of our supporting churches. It seems that two fairly young siblings, a
sister and brother, heard about the Sunday School program of this church
through friends and were granted permission to attend by their non-religious
parents. Throughout their childhood, every Sunday morning found them walking to
that church and eventually they also brought along their younger siblings. During
that entire time, their parents never once darkened the door of that church,
not even when their children were part of special programs. As God’s Word was faithfully
proclaimed, all four siblings trusted Christ as Saviour. Today the “sister” is the
wife of the pastor we were chatting with! He also shared that in more recent
years, at least one of the parents turned to God for salvation.
What an encouragement to
continue reaching out to the children, loving them, and leading them to Christ. Although
there are so many more distractions these days, let us pray for churches to diligently
find effective ways to attract children to activities where they will hear the
Gospel and then disciple them to be missionaries to their own families,
friends, and beyond.
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