On The Edge of Exhaustion…God Shows Up

It was the busiest Sunday we had had for many weeks.  Ruth and I each shared with Sunday School classes, Ernie (and I) did the Children’s Story, Ruth taught Children’s Church, and I had the message time during the morning worship. It was also a time of reflecting of how God had used this church in our lives and ministry, right from the beginning. How thrilling to look out at the congregation and see the Nations including believers from Liberia and the Philippines…which is part of the theme of Revelation 5 from which I shared. Part of my challenge was the encouragement to be alert for “Lion sightings”—seeing God at work in every aspect of life.

Following the morning activities, a group of us ate lunch together and more than 15 leaders stayed to get orientation on the CrossTalk children's tract we brought from Uganda.  One participant, a young mother commented how she remembered my puppet as a child and was delighted that her young son had now also met Ernie.  Due to several situations, our demonstration of how to use the CrossTalk seemed so brief and simple that we wondered if it was worth the time of those who attended.  However, as we were finishing up, this same mother came forward with her young son.  He held up his CrossTalk with a smile and exclaimed “I prayed this prayer.”  Upon further inquiry, it seems indeed that this young boy had been listening to the presentation and had trusted Jesus alone as His Saviour. Praise God for this special “Lion sighting”!