Too Old? 3/22-24

22 24 March 2016 Too Old? – Manna by Dorothy Callies

Matthew 5:14 “You are the light of the world.”

I like the story from a devotion article by Vernon Grounds. He said, “God has limitless ways of reaching people.  So if you feel that you don’t have the ability to reach others for Christ, think about 76-year-old Ethel Hatfield.  Desiring to serve her Lord, she asked her pastor if she could teach a Sunday school class.  He informed her that he thought she was too old!  She went home heavy-hearted and disappointed.

Then one day as Ethel was tending her rose garden, a Chinese university student stopped to comment on the beauty of her flowers.  She invited him in for a cup of tea, and she had the opportunity to tell him about Jesus and His love.  He returned the next day with another student, and that was the beginning of Ethel’s ministry.

Ethel was delighted to share the gospel of Christ with these students, because she knew He has the power to change lives.  His gospel “is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes” (Rom. 1:16).

Precisely because of Ethel’s age, Chinese students listened to her with respect and appreciation.  When she died, a group of 70 Chinese believers sat together at her funeral.  They had been won to Christ by a women who was thought to be too old to teach a Sunday school class! –Vernon Grounds from “Our Daily Bread.”

What a wonderful message! I was thinking of Tony Callies who will be 79 years old on March 24, 2016. He has done many wonderful ministries over many years and still does. If you want to wish Tony’s birthday, his email is tonycallies75@icloud.com.

Tony and I work two times a week at Taco Bell for three hours and we enjoyed having five days off.  We thank God for giving us strength day by day and keep us in good health. No one is too old to do a ministry for Christ. Can you say, “Amen?” Amen!!!

May the Lord bless you abundantly!

Dorothy