The ABC's To Successful Teaching

About the Book

My Testimony As a young teen, I attended a revival meeting and God really touched my heart but I didn’t fully understand what was happening. I raised my hand for prayer, and then afterward the evangelist came to me to ask when I wanted to be saved. I replied that I could be baptized with the other girls since I didn’t know the difference between being saved and being baptized. He told me that I needed to be saved first. He proceeded to take me to the front of the church where I knelt and he tried to tell me about salvation. I had no idea what he was talking about but I cried BIG crocodile tears while he prayed but nothing happened in my heart. He NEVER asked me to pray for myself. For the next 15 years I worried about my salvation. I based my salvation on me being baptized, which was Satan’s lie. I continued to attend that church as a teen till I married and then got out of church for several years. After moving to Odessa, Texas, I began attending a fundamental Baptist Church where I learned the true meaning of salvation BUT I still couldn’t admit that I was not saved. I rededicated my life several times, attended all services, went visiting and even begin teaching a children’s class. All the time the Holy Spirit was working on me for my salvation not my service. After teaching for five years, having the largest class of 4 & 5-year-old boys and girls, we had a revival and the evangelist begin the week by praying for someone who was not saved and that person would not sleep until they got it settled with God. For 4 nights I did not sleep. On the 5th night he preached on the second coming of Christ and really pointed out to me that I was not ready for that event BUT I still didn’t go forward (I was afraid and ashamed) and went home lost. I knew at that time that God was giving me my last chance for salvation and if I didn’t get saved that night the Holy Spirit was not going to bother me any more. I went home and walked the floor for hours, called my pastor and woke him up, got in and out of bed till my husband was totally tired of it. Finally he asked what was wrong and I replied, “I’m not saved”. His answer was “Well, don’t you know what to do about it”, and rolled over and went back to sleep. Yes, I did know what to do and I did it. There beside my bed, I knelt and asked God to forgive me and come into my heart. The weight of 15 years of fear, worry and guilt was lifted off my shoulders and I slept like a baby. The next morning I told my pastor what I had done and that I would give up my class since I was now a new Christian. His reply was that I could keep my class, and though I had just been saved, I had the knowledge and desire to teach children. It is my desire for boys and girls to fully understand what has happened when they have made a commitment to Christ. I don’t want to see anyone carry a load of fear, guilt and worry as I did. I also don’t want them to have a false sense of security.

About the Author

I have been married since 1955 and we have 4 children, 13 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. I have been teaching children for 46 + years, several of those years before I was saved. It really proves that God’s word never returns void. I was saved at home after teaching 4/5 year old children for several years. Isaiah 55:11 “So shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” I have been teaching in the same church (Temple Baptist, Odessa, Texas) since 1968. I began in the kindergarten class where I taught and served as superintendent for 2 years, I then served as superintendent, teacher, etc. in second grade for 36 years. I served as the interim children’s minister, part time, for 2 years and then returned to second/third grade where I still serve. I serve as the AWANA commander/girl’s TNT director. I also wrote and teach a children’s doctrine class called Ready, Set, Grow. Our church has moved to a brand new facility and changing our name to CrossRoads Fellowship and I am very excited about continuing to teach children.