In the previous blog I told you I was given a wonderful surprise when I went to speak for the Ovilla United Methodist Church Women's Fellowship......here she is!
One of my dearest Christian friends came to hear me!
Sonia Nixon, a woman who loves the Lord with all her heart and has served Him as a pastor's wife for many years before her husband went to his coronation with his Lord in glory. Sonia knew her calling to serve her Lord and began teaching Sunday School at the Cliff Temple Baptist Church where she served faithfully until 2006!
Sonia and I were prayer partners while Charles (Bud) and I were at Cliff Temple. She was actively and faithfully involved in the prayer group I began, From The Father's Heart. What a bond we experienced!
What a joy it was to see Sonia walk into the room at the Dove's Nest restaurant on Saturday, January 26. I used every ounce of strength within me to hold back the tears of joy just struggling to break out of their hiding place. It was SO good to see her!
Another blessing I had that day was to have two other dear friends from Cliff Temple Baptist Church come to see me. Mary Smith and Louise White came and we shared some sweet hugs. Oh, how I love these gals! God has blessed me with such precious friends and I thank Him.
2 comments:
Hi Elaine and Bud,
We think about you often and really miss you. Hope you are having a great time. Elaine, I would love to know about it if you speak again in the area. I have been meaning to get a email address for you and just have not done it. I read the blogs from Chelle several times a week and they are just so uplifting and make me in awe of them and their relationship with Jesus and their commitment to doing His work. I wanted to email back when I read her recall down memory lane. I just said WOW and WOW again. First of all at her memory and second at what a inspiration they are to me. You must just beam with pride.I have not met Chelle and she doesn't know me but let her know that I keep them in my prayers and I look so forward to read what she writes as I said they are such an inspiration. Kris said to tell Bud hello, he continues to hold such a special place in his heart. Love, Marcy, George & Kris
Mom and Charles,
It is so great to see you dear faces on this blog. I sure miss you! I am so proud of you mom! I prayed for you to be able to share with these women what you are so faithful to practice in your daily life. It is such a comfort (and a challenge) to know that you are praying for me everyday, sometimes many times a day. God has given you such a gift to be able to teach and to do it a personal and applicational way. I would have loved to be there to hear you in person and to say, "Amen!" You have made such an impact in the lives of women. It is evident because your dear friends came all that way just to visit you and to hear what you had to share from God's word. I am praying that you will have more opportunities to teach. I love you and I miss you immensely! Love, Chelle
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