You are never too old to accept Jesus into your life!

I spent this weekend with my family here in Brazil working with the SOPAO ministry. Friday night we spent time in fellowship and worship together. They asked me to sing a song, so I began with “All for Love.” Then I sang a song that I wrote called “Proverbs 28:12.” A member of our group has been sick, so on Saturday we decided to visit her and her community. When we arrived, we held a prayer meeting right there in front of her store. Oh how wonderful it was to see the young and old come out to this meeting! As the leader of our group, Vera, began to share the gospel, I began to listen and watch the faces of those around become attentive to what she had to say.

Vera’s husband, Luis, began closing this meeting with a prayer and asked the people who wanted to know Christ to step into the middle of our circle and we would pray with them. Three ladies, all probably over 50 years of age, responded. The joy that was beaming inside them could be seen as we began praying with them and you could see tears filling their eyes as they asked Jesus into their lives. Praise God! To close our time together, Vera asked me to sing so I sang the song that I had written. My song had never been as real to me as it was this past Saturday because the words were just what I was experiencing that very day. Here are the words:

People in the world today are seeking your way.
Lord you see the tears they cry and say,
“Don’t fear my child because I am here with you now.”

Chorus:
When the Godly succeed, everyone is glad.
When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.
When the Godly succeed, love is shown to the world.
And the faith of those will grow.

When we worship you in all that we do;
Showing love to the world everyday.
Friendships are made when we worship you.

Praise God that we can share His word throughout the world. Even though most of these people didn’t understand what I was saying, we were in a time of praising our Heavenly Father and Worshipping Him. Remember that no one is too old to become a Christian. God works through the young and through the old. As the song says, “When the Godly succeed, everyone is glad.”

Leah Barker 26/4/08