[Faith-talk] Who has inspired you?

[Joshua Lester]

Wow!
Some more, off the top of my head.
#1. Jack Campbell.
This man wrote such songs as, "Jesus use Me," "I know a man, who Can,"
"I've got more to go to Heaven for, than I had Yesterday," etc.
Jack led me to the Lord, when I was 4 years old.
When I was 5, he taught me how to play the guitar.
He died, on Feburary 12, 2007.
He was born, August 6, 1929.
#2. The Blind Boys, (both groups,) (Mississippi, and Alabama.)
If they could make it in Christian music, I can!
Blessings, Joshua

On 9/4/11, Amy Ragain <belovedconsecrated2God at gmail.com> wrote:
> sorry it took so long to reply!
> I think this is a wonderful idea! it helps us know/honor those who taught us
> what we know in our faith and learn about new christian leaders who might
> want to follow!
> it is hard to narrow my list to only 10 but i will try! this list will not
> by any means be in order of most to least...it will simply be 10 people who
> inspire me.
>
> 1.  Sarah Ann Franks
> we were phellow student leaders (Decipleship Leaders {DLs}) and she was also
> my roommate my last year of college.  she was always so joyful no matter
> what came her way!  she was always praising the Lord!  she was so happy in
> the Lord infact that a friend and I started calling her JoyJoy!  I loved her
> hunger for the things of God!  she is now a children's pastor in MN.
>
> 2.  Wane and Kristi Northup
> she is an amazing worship leader and pastor! she taught a class called Women
> In Ministry that I took!
> he is a youth evangelist!
> they were the primary leaders of a mission trip that North Central
> University took every year to Marti Gras in New Orlienes LA.  they are now
> in the midst of planting a church in New Orlienes!
>
> 3.  Eric and lesley Ludy
> singers/song writers, authors, and speakers.
> they are 2 of the strongest christians I've ever met!  they want to get back
> to an acts style church! they believe in leaving everything and everyone if
> neccessary behind to give all your life for the lord's service!  and being
> spent for His Message!
> they lead a ministry called The Set apart Life!
> she has a passion for young girls and teaching them to live holy lives!
> he has the same passion for you men!
> if you know them I hope this discription does them justice!
> I have been to Lesley's set Apart Girl's comforence and to Eric's
> Decipleship comforence. and my wodrs could never do them justice I don't
> believe! they are amazing! please go check out their websits and their
> books!
> they also have a huge heart for orphans as well!
>
> 4.  NASCAR driver, Trevor Bayne
> although I've never met him and he is much younger than I am.  I am so
> impressed by him!
> he is the youngest person ever to win the Daytona 500! the bigest race in
> NASCAR!  prior to the race they were going to talk to him on the radio from
> his car but they had to wait because he was praying with his team! a
> practice he does before every race!
> this young man is only 20 years old.  but he can give a talk about God like
> he's been a christian for a long time!  he has so much scripture memorized!
> I can't even quote you 10 scriptures if you asked! I wish I were more like
> Trevor!
> he attends and participates in the Motor Racing Outreach's (MRO) chaple
> services! a group that holds church services at every race track across the
> country for race teams and race attendees to worship God when they can't get
> to church...he is always valuntearing to read scriptures your lead the
> services.  and while he may not have a ministry degree witch showes in the
> way he speaks, he knows his Bible and can give a pretty good message in
> spite of this fact!!
> he spent his off season last year in south america at an orphanage on a
> missions trip!
> Trevor really knows how to give God the Glory in the highs and in the lows
> of life!  he give God the credit for his Daytona victory.  a few month later
> he was forced to set out a buncha races do to a bug bite that put him in the
> hospital for about a week...and now he hasn't finished a race higher than
> 20th place in the last 19 races!  however, through all of this he still
> finds a way to praise the Lord and give him glory for all He's done in his
> life!
>
> 5.  my parents
> they raised me, my sister and my brother in church!  they have been married
> for almost 32 years!  my Dad is always praying and reading his Bible!  my
> Mom is always listening to christian programing on the radio in the car!
> they did family devotions with us as kids!
>
> 6.  Kori Tenboone
> I only wish I could hope to have her kind of faith in the face of such
> persucution!  I just don't know if I'd be able to stay as strong a christian
> as she!
>
> 7.  Gladis Elword
> not sure of the spelling...also, not sure if this is her name...
> she ran an orphanage in I believe India.  during a time of intense
> persucution of christians she lead something like 200 orphans over the
> mountains...I'm not too sure of all the facts on her but you can google her
> I'm sure...
>
> 8.  Michele Gettins
> she was my roommate at Blind Incorperated.  she was the 1st Catholic I ever
> met who I knew for sure was a very strong christian believer!  I always tell
> people who don't believe Catholics are saved and are going to heaven, that
> if Michele isn't saved or a true christian, than there's absolutely no hope
> for me at all!
>
> 9.  Johnie Airricson Totta
> sorry don't know how to spell her name!
> I love how she has such a strong faith in God after all that she's been
> through as a quadropleagic!  she loves Jesus so much and has a comfidence
> that she was made this way for a perpus to service the Lord!  she also has
> such a comfidence that she will be able to run when she gets to heaven!
>
> 10.  Steve Smith
> the author of those Morning Thoughts email devotions I forward to the list
> sometimes!
> he was my 1st real mentor.  he used to drive me to and from youth group
> because my parents couldn't take me!  we both lived quite a distance from
> the church and would have long talks in the car on the way there...he taught
> me so much about life and God and church on those car rides!
>
> many of the ppl on this list you can found online! I really incurage you to
> google or youtube them...sorry I couldn't include links for you here! I know
> it would have made it easier but then it would have taken me even longer to
> send this...lol
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