I got to spend some time with two of my favorite people—Scott
Wilson and Mark Wilson, not related.
Scott and I have known each other since middle school—in Germany. That’s a long story! We did not see each other for about 15 years,
but reconnected in seminary. He is also
a United Methodist pastor in Kentucky.
It seems I find out something new about him and his testimony every time
we meet. This one really got me because
we have such a similar experience. Both
of us had a power encounter with God at 16 years of age—but neither of us gave
our lives to Christ at that time. But
when we did give our lives to Christ, we both experienced that the very next
day we were called into ministry.
Mark Wilson told us a story that is so gratifying to an evangelist
heart. He planted a church in Virginia
Beach. As part of his weekly routine, he
would eat at a particular restaurant and would witness to one of the
waitresses. Her heart was touched, but
she would not give her life to Christ.
Mark left that church.
One day, someone he knew was visiting family in Virginia
Beach and went to church. A woman got up
and was giving thanks for a guy who constantly witnessed to her. She had finally accepted Christ and said, “If
anyone knows Mark Wilson, tell him how thankful I am!”
