Ann, an active, gangly little girl walked into the suburban once-a-month Bible club, jumping up and down as she played the memory verse game with her friends. “Listen to me! I can say it!” she exclaimed excitedly. And the Gospel’s seeds were planted…
A few years later, Ann had grown from a little girl into a beautiful young lady: full of potential, uncertain of herself, eager for acceptance—in short, a teenager! “Miss Grace, can you tell me how to know more about God?” she asked one afternoon as “Miss Grace” walked her little dog through the neighborhood. “I’m too old for Bible club, but I want to keep learning.” And the seeds had taken root…
“Ann, why don’t you come by my house tomorrow afternoon and we can have a little Bible study? You can come once a week and we’ll study the Bible together,” “Miss Grace” suggested.
“Can we start today instead of tomorrow?” Ann asked. And the seeds began sprouting…
“Miss Grace” has seen many seeds during her years of children’s ministry—one week thirty years ago, she asked the children in her club, “Please stand up if you have trusted Christ for salvation through this Bible club.” Among the children who stood up was Miss Grace’s son. “Honey, Mommy’s trying to teach right now. Can you sit down?” she whispered.
Her son remained standing. “No, I can’t. You asked me to stand up if I got to know Jesus through this club.” That was when “Miss Grace” realized how far the seeds had spread—and how close to home others had sprouted.
Scattered by God’s design, planted by God’s initiative, sprouted by God’s wisdom—and all through His Grace.
