Since I’ve been in the Vineyard, I’ve been interested in the children. I actually teach first grade in the public schools. As I’ve gotten into my 60s — and as a pastor’s wife — I admit I’ve been a bit confused about what God has called me to. There is so much to do in so many areas of a church.
But what I love to see and what I have always loved to see is the little children come to Christ … and then hang around the church long enough to get discipled and learn to know and love Christ. There is a lady in our church that is truly gifted with evangelism: she has this little storyboard, and this great way of talking to kids, and they listen to her, and they accept Christ and are enthusiastic and joyful.
This past year, I was working at a kids’ camp, and I was really praying that I wanted to lead kids to Christ and that I wanted to be effective at it. But I was having doubts because of my age. What kids were going to listen to the old lady talking? But I prayed, and I was talking to the group, and it was so sweet to see the little kids joyfully raise their hands when I was done. They were choosing Christ in their hearts based on what I was saying.
I wanted to share that with you because of what Phil (Strout) said at the conference here: [bctt tweet=”It doesn’t matter that I’m all gray, these kids were so excited. – Gail Conwell @vineyardusa” quote=”It doesn’t matter that I’m all gray and these are little kids. They were so excited, and so was I.”]
It doesn’t matter that I’m all gray and these are little kids. They were so excited, and so was I.
Gail Conwell, Co-Pastor, Mountain Vineyard, Kent, Washington
