Let the Children Lead

I heard another great "kids-leading-parents" example at church on Sunday. We watched a video testimony from a young guy in another country. He was raised in the faith of his culture, but he attended Vacation Bible School as a child -- he liked the stories and the snacks. :-) Competitive academically with the other kids, he memorized more than 100 Bible verses, but promptly forgot them as soon as VBS was over. Years later, he seriously injured his hand at a most inopportune time - he was about to take a weeklong battery of important, life-altering examinations. His mother sent a prayer request to a group of local Christians, asking them to pray that God would allow him to take his exams. From out of the blue, the young man's mind produced a long-forgotten verse: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. On the day of exams, he and his mother stood before the gates of the testing place and noticed what looked like a cross. They asked Christ to give him strength and allow him to finish his exams, which he did, pain-free. Soon after, the young man accepted Christ into his life. He said he was the only believer in his family for a long time and suffered persecution for his decision. However, in time, his entire family came to Christ. He pleaded with us to continue our commitment to his country's VBS programs, which had planted a seed of faith in him that blossomed ino a life of following Christ.

As a person who recently finished a week of leading 4-year-olds at VBS and lived to tell about it, I love the encouragement this guy provided me. No matter how small your contribution feels, no matter how little you may think they absorbed of Christ's message... you just never know what God's going to do with that little seed of faith you helped plant. It's kind of cool to think we could have been part of someone's story of faith last week!

Do you have a story about a child leading her family to the Gospel?

Tell me! Comments are always welcome and appreciated!