Next week is
Mother’s Day. I remember my mother as
an active and vivacious lady. She is now in a care center, not active at all,
sometimes knowing me and sometimes not.
It is painful to leave her after a visit. I pray God will take her home
soon without any suffering.
However,
when I visit and speak of church, she lights up. For you see, her and my father’s life was
church. They were not ministers just lay
people who loved Jesus and loved to work in the church. That love is still in
her spirit.
When my
husband was studying for his ministerial credentials, mother knew we wanted a
church of our own to pastor. She told us she would be praying for a church in
the area, because she wanted us to be close to her.
With realistic
thinking, I explained to her that there were not any churches in this area available
to pastor at that time. She seemed
disappointed but that didn’t stop my mother from praying and believing for the
miracle that was to happen for us.
Four years passes,
Mother became ill, my husband and I became her caregivers. During this time, God was also preparing a
church for us to pastor here locally. It was all about God’s timing. It was all
about a Mother’s fervent prayer.
God answered
Mother’s prayer for us to have a church close and He also took care of her by
having us close to care for her.
Never
underestimate the power of a Mother’s Prayer.
Please come and visit us at Eastpoint Family
Church, Kansas City, MO. Check out my husband’s personal testimony our website
eastpointfamilychurch.org.