Last week we returned from a trip to South Carolina. For me, it was only my third trip to the Charleston area, but for Charlie, it was like going home again, especially spiritually. Victory Baptist Church is the church where he became the man of God he is today.
Jimmy Flowers, the associate pastor, stood to his feet and said, “Brother Charlie was here when I was this high (holding his hand at his hip) to this high (and he moved his hand up to his shoulder). Some of you remember him and may have been present at his ordination.”When Charlie got up to speak, he reflected fondly on his years there.
“I helped build that building back there. This was where I was baptized. This is where I taught my first Sunday school class. This is where I sang in the choir for the first time. This is where I sang my first solo. This is where I became a deacon. You ordained me. You commissioned me as a missionary, and you supported me when I went out to Arizona to work with the Apache Indians.”
What a blessing it was for me to hear that commendation to the church. They laid the spiritual foundation in the man I love. How grateful I am for their work in his life.
I hope there are many people who read this who can look back and say, "That was where the spiritual foundation of my life was laid. If it were not for them, I would not be where I am today."
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