God Works Big Through Small Things

Dr. Ken Taylor just poked his head into my office to share with me the following story. Gentilly Baptist Church, where Dr. Taylor is pastor, spent some time this past Thursday praying for the community across from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and distributing door hangers. Friday night, Blake, one of the members of Gentilly Baptist was "dialed-in" to the Evangelism Response Center of the North American Mission Board to serve as a phone encourager to people who call a toll free number seeking spiritual information or prayer. When dialed-in, you can receive phone calls from anywhere in the nation. When Blake's phone rang, it was a women from the community who had received one of the door hangers the day before. She stated she needed spiritual guidance and Blake was able to share with her the gospel which led to her conversion. This is already a great story isn't it? On Sunday, Blake shared this encounter with Dr. Taylor and no sooner had he finished and stepped away from the conversation when the lady he had led to Christ walked in the door of the church. Dr. Taylor greeted her and she introduced herself. Upon hearing her name, Dr. Taylor turned to Blake and brought face to face the lady searching for hope and the young man who brought her to the cross. There is no coincidence here, just our great God working through the efforts of the faithful.