So it’s been a while since I last posted something on this blog…go ahead, tell me, I’m a slacker. I know J. Really I must tell you that I have been really busy as of late with work and school. Last week I finished my first 2 classes of my second semester with Liberty University Seminary. 1/2 way to graduation! Hooray!
I took Evangelism and Baptist History and really learned A LOT in both classes. The Baptist history class was really interesting as I learned a lot about how the Baptist heritage. I’m a self-proclaimed Southern Baptist Convention “psycho” and got to learn how my convention began, the early days, etc. One thing I had to do for this class was write a 20 pg. research paper about a Baptist person or event. I chose to write about Lottie Moon (one of the first single SBC women missionaries). It was really interesting to learn a lot about her. I’m such a psycho that when we went to visit my sister on Liberty’s campus in Virginia, me & the fam went to visit Lottie Moon’s grave! Since we’ve been back I have told people, “you know you are a die-hard Southern Baptist when you travel an hour to see the grave of Lottie Moon!” I think most have agreed with that statement….oh, well…what can I say? I’m a proud Southern Baptist! J
Some things you might be interested to know about Lottie Moon:
- Lottie became a Christian at age 18…although she grew up in a Christian home, she made fun of Christians for most of her childhood
- Young Lottie was a prankster…at boarding school on April Fool’s day, she stuffed pillows & blankets in the bell tower so that it wouldn’t ring, causing everyone to wake up late!
- She had a cousin named Lottie who was a spy for the Confederates during the Civil War. This Lottie was to be married to a man and when they got to the altar & the preacher asked her if she would take the man to be her husband, she said, “No siree, I do not!” Confident not to get a rejection, the next guy who married her, walked her down the aisle with a gun to her back forcing her to go through with the vows
- The real Lottie Moon was known as the “cookie lady” by using cookies to connect with the Chinese people. At first the Chinese people thought that she was trying to poison them, but after one brave person tried it & didn’t die, they quickly began to trust her.
- Her sister Edmonia was the first of the family to become a missionary to China…when she & Lottie were missionaries together in China, Edmonia became very sick, causing her to have to go back to the States in order to get healthy. She never returned to China. Over the course of Lottie’s ministry to China, she & Edmonia would correspond back and forth. Towards the end of Lottie’s life, she received a letter from her nephew telling her that Edmonia had killed herself perhaps from the sadness of not having what Lottie had…no one is sure. This was shocking to me!
- Lottie died on an American ship docked in Japan. Japanese law would not let the ship take a body across the ocean, so Lottie was cremated, placed in a box & taken to the gravesite that we visited.
More info than you wanted to know, I’m sure! Ha ha…well now you can say that you know!
I’ve had a nice week-long break & gearing up for my next set of classes…Ministry of Teaching & World Missions. I think these will be pretty interesting.
The past month I have gotten the chance to be involved with my church’s mobile bus ministry – “Takin’ It to the Streets.” It’s basically a Backyard Bible Club & me & my sister have been the music leaders. It has been fun getting to build relationships with the kids and minister to them. They are so sweet & I love being a part of this ministry!
Well, that’s what’s been going on the past few months. Hopefully I will do a better job at posting to my blog….I know, you don’t believe me….I said hopefully…. J
I was reminded at a meeting this past week that our Living Christmas Tree is 6 weeks away…YIKES! That means life’s gonna get crazy soon! J But I love it!
