Two weeks ago I attend the funeral of Myra Gulledge. Myra served as the BSU Director at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, LA from 1951 to 1988. I had the privilege to serve on the same team with her from 1977 until she retired. There are so many things about Myra and her life and ministry that are absolutely outstanding. I could share a lot of the details of her life writing in this blog. If you want to see more about her life go to this LINK.
However, there is just one thing that I want to focus on here. At the funeral some statistics were shared about her ministry that I found to be amazing. In her 38 years as a BSU Director she produced 117 Church staff members and 15 full time international missionaries. No one kept up with the hundred s and hundreds of Students that came through her ministry who are now Deacons, WMU Directors, Sunday School Teachers or Committee chairs. She did not have a list of the students who served as officers, or Summer Missionaries or in some other role of leadership that prepare them to be Market Place witnesses. As I listened to this report on her life I thought of the hundreds of men and women who serve today and have served in the past and the kind of impact their ministry has had on the Kingdom. I am grateful to all of you who have given you life to this ministry and for what God is doing through you and your ministry!
