Stephanie is someone like that. A true servant who will help in whatever way she can. She will serve in ways that come natural to her like organizing/administration/bringing great food/or helping with kids. But she will also do things that are stretching and difficult like teaching teenagers or a small group of adults. And she does it because she feels like it is what she is suppose to do and wants to help and wants to support me and the ministry of the church.
And so I just want to give her a shout-out for all the ways she serves people both in the church and outside of the church! She is a true servant!
One special highlight is this last Sunday at church two people decided to get baptized and make a public commitment to accept Jesus and live for Christ. One of the two people was Amanda. Amanda is a 5th grader at the church. She is full of energy and a talker. Anyways, at church there was a time for Amanda and the other person to share why they were getting baptized. Amanda was a little nervous to share in front of everyone so her mom came up and read the note Amanda had prepared. Amanda's note shared how she had grown up in church but only recently decided to accept Jesus into her heart. When she told Stephanie about that decision, Stephanie mentioned to her about getting baptized someday and that stuck with Amanda. Amanda asked her mom about getting baptized and after doing some study with Pastor Paul Amanda made the decision to get baptized.
Now Stephanie doesn't ask for recognition like this but again it just shows how being a servant and loving people even young children can be transformative and make a difference in someone's life!
Steph I love you and you are a true servant to so many and especially to me!
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