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Love the photos!
I am glad you liked the photos.
My trailblazers would be my grandmother who made sure I knew who Jesus was even though my mom and I were kicked out of church when I was 4. (that church didn’t allow divorce.)
Dr. Reed Lessing: My very first pastor who is now a seminary proff in St Louis. (I was 28 when I joined my first church). He saw something in me and taught me how to study the bible inductively using precepts methods. He told me to never take anyone elses word for what the Bible says, but to search the scriptures myself so that I can fulfill 2 Tim 2:15 “do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” He still believes in me – and in my husband Jeff. We saw him this weekend and his new name for Jeff is “Jonah” and promised to stop calling him that only after he is enrolled in Seminary in St Louis. (Smile) Reed is the only man on the planet who can get away with that mainly because 1 we love him and 2 he published a commentary on Jonah last year.
Mr Oulette: My American History teacher in High School who absolutely hated girls who pretended to be stupid to impress boys. LOL —
Great post. Blessings on the new year Ken.
My trailblazer was my aunt that raised me as a daughter and kept me constantly focused on Jesus. Then she let me spread my wings and sent me to a small college in Kansas where I met amazing people and tried to follow the Lord. Today I am a nurse, working with hospice and dialysis, being a gram to 6 babes and watching my kids grow in the Lord and have a heart for reaching the world for Him.
Ken, YOU were one of my trailblazers!! I grew up in church all my life but it wasn’t until the Fun in the Son youth retreat in Jeckyll Island Georgia in the early 80’s that I finally understood that I had to make a choice to accept Jesus as my personal savior. You were the speaker that week that changed my life!! I adored you!! You let me know that it is OK for Christians to have fun!! And weird, kooky fun at that!! I have always enjoyed your sense of humor. I bought several of your tapes that week and my friends and I listened to them all the time. I still to this day over 20 years later quote some of your material at least once a week. I can never drive by a “Slow Children Playing” sign without thinking of you!! LOL! The poem about the violin and the touch of the Master’s hand still brings tears to my eyes. I was that violin! You were a speaker at FITS twice when I attended and I went back as a counselor in college because you were going to be there again. I was honored beyond words to find that at one of the staff meetings you had tied my shoes together while I wasn’t paying attention!! Thanks for all you do and for sharing your gift with others!
My trailblazer was my Mom who passed on in 2007. She was passionate in her love & service for the Lord, but she still never thought it was enough. I pray every day that I can at least be half the faithful servant that she was.