OH MY STARS....We love Jane Holifield!!

Oh my stars……The Rebuild Renew & Restore Women’s Group met last night and what a treat we received!! We decided we wanted to start each meeting out with 15 minutes of exercise, which Darlene and I did, we worked our arms, legs and abs.  After the brief exercise class we loaded in Darlene’s car and drove across town to meet with one of the most remarkable women I have ever known, Jane Holifield.

Jane knew we were coming, and I told her NO EATS and NO DRINKS! We just worked out!! I had asked Jane to prepare a short devotion, scripture, or a story in order for us to get to know her a little better. Jane told us about a women she had just read about in her Mature Living from Lifeway, Aileen Coleman, the Desert Rat to the Arab World. It was so nice to listen to the excitement in her voice as she told us all about Aileen Coleman and how she never married, how she worked in Bethlehem as a nurse and how God used her and all the decisions she made to glorify HIM.  Mrs. Jane was so impressed with Aileen Coleman you could tell she was excited to tell us all about her. 

As this 91 year old beauty was telling us about all that Aileen Coleman has done for the Lord, I sat and wondered if Mrs. Jane had any idea what she has done to further the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. A kind word, a soft touch, the look of concern in her eyes when asking about a loved one that she knew has been sick, the bright smile of hers letting you know without a doubt that she is glad to see you, to speak to you and to be a part of your life.  Joyful, not everyone is joyful, Jane Holifield is joyful and joy spells out of her like that glass of sweet tea you overfilled and it ran over on the counter and ended on the floor.  She is contagious!  

Often we, or I, tend to overlook the people that are so faithful, and can always be counted on to “BEE BUSY”.  I know over the many years that Jane has attended Rector First Baptist Church she has been one of the “BEE BUSY’s” whether it was teaching Sunday School, WMU director, working VBS, serving on any board that she was asked to serve on, washing dishes, feeding the hurting, or loving us all, Mrs. Jane has been faithful to what God has called her to do: Spread the Good News about Jesus Christ and what He has done for us.   Bloom where you are planted, is what we said last night!

Mrs. Jane, I want you to know that you are our Aileen Coleman, right here in Rector.  You love missions and that is why you have been a huge part of WMU at Rector First Baptist Church, you have a heart for the LORD and any who speaks with you can feel that love you have for Jesus and you have a desire to tell others about the missionaries and to support the missionaries all over the world.  

Thank you for spending time with us last night! We were truly blessed!

We will be visiting one lady a month! Who volunteers for Feburary!!