I owe so much to Pastor Bryan Taylor...

[Sister Alvear]

I thank the Lord for a wonderful pastor

I grew up in a little mission church right outside Little rock, Arkansas under the ministry of rev Bryan Taylor…
Almost 52 years ago when I was just a child 8 years old…I had a visitation from the lord…most have heard me tell the story or wrote what I have written over the years.
Today I look back over the many years and my heart is filled with gratitude that God placed me in a church as a small child under the leadership of a very wise pastor…

Today when we walk into many churches we enjoy the love and respect of thousands of people but many years ago I was just a little grils from an dysfunctional home…
My pastor’s reaction to the heavenly visitation of a small child has shaped my life, influenced my ministry and made me what I am today.
I am sure he probably did not know at first if it was just some childish ambition but he never told me that…He always had time to listen to whatever I had to say and treated me as if I was someone very important.

We lived out of town and when I was little my friends and I cleared a place in the woods for services and instead of laughing it off as something childish he gave me songbooks for my outreach! I think I was around 10….The kids that lived around we all came for church…we must have resembled the first church in many ways…we prayed sang hymns, gave our testimonies, some received the holy ghost and we even got out and invited other friends with us…
I even asked different ones to hold us revivals! Lol…(I was born to be a missionary) We prayed for hours…Our pastor encouraged us and never one time made fun of our childish dream…to us kids it was a great outreach to help our pastor!
I remember once when we were praying the Lord showed us there was a snake under some leaves we had raked says before we run and got my mother and she came with a hoe and sure enough there was a big rattlesnake!

Childish dreams and a sincere desire to serve the Lord in the mist of terrible odds won out… Even as an old woman today I cannot bbegin to imagine what my pastor and my mother really thought when I decided to stay on the mission field so young with no promise of support but they never discouraged me.

Today because of his and his wife's wisdom and my mother that was willing to trust her child and rely on the pastor’s advice thousands of souls have come to the Lord. A solid work has been established. Hundreds of preachers and churches that will go on long after I return to dust.

I am a happy lady, have a wonderful husband and beautiful children…however this only happened because of He that called and being in the right church under a very wise man that trusted far beyond human knowledge …thousands of souls say, Thank you, Pastor Bryan Taylor…


It scares me to think of some people that could have been my pastor....and what the outcome could have been...

[ChTatum]

Sobering post, sister. Thanks for sharing it.

[Tina]

Sis Alvear, I do wish that someone would take all of your writings and put them into a book.

As I was reading this post, I thought about some things my mother in law told me about her childhood. She says God called her as a child to do his work. She witnessed to people as a child...under a tree on the playground at school. They sang songs, and prayed together and read from the Bible. She served for a few years as a missionary in Puerto Rico after my husband's father died of cancer. Her health prevents her from doing a lot of things, but she does what she is able to do now. She will be 70 in a few weeks and she is currently doing mission type work in the states-- working with an apartment ministry in gang infested areas that most people are scared to step into for fear of being killed. I wish the two of you could meet-- I know you could share stories that would be a blessing to each other.

[MawMaw]

What a wonderful wonderful testimony Sis Alvear! Thank God for that pastor who took time to encourage you. I agree with Tina, that you should write a book to share with the world all that God has done in your life! Blessings to you and all you do.

[Scott Hutchinson]

Amen,to such a wonderful testimony.

[Sister Alvear]

That´s dear ones...I am just an commmon person that was so blessed along my journey...

[pelathais]

It takes an exceptional grown-up to nurture those "childish dreams."

[Sister Alvear]

Yes,and all that ow Brother Taylor now how special he is to children...Even though my sisters are not Pentecostal they love Brother and sister Taylor and have fond memories of them. I am still glad to call him, pastor.
I hope the Lord gives him renewal of strength along with his precious wife...They sure seem younger than their age....

[pieinthesky]

Originally Posted by Sister Alvear

I thank the Lord for a wonderful pastor

I grew up in a little mission church right outside Little rock, Arkansas under the ministry of rev Bryan Taylor…
Almost 52 years ago when I was just a child 8 years old…I had a visitation from the lord…most have heard me tell the story or wrote what I have written over the years.
Today I look back over the many years and my heart is filled with gratitude that God placed me in a church as a small child under the leadership of a very wise pastor…

Today when we walk into many churches we enjoy the love and respect of thousands of people but many years ago I was just a little grils from an dysfunctional home…
My pastor’s reaction to the heavenly visitation of a small child has shaped my life, influenced my ministry and made me what I am today.
I am sure he probably did not know at first if it was just some childish ambition but he never told me that…He always had time to listen to whatever I had to say and treated me as if I was someone very important.

We lived out of town and when I was little my friends and I cleared a place in the woods for services and instead of laughing it off as something childish he gave me songbooks for my outreach! I think I was around 10….The kids that lived around we all came for church…we must have resembled the first church in many ways…we prayed sang hymns, gave our testimonies, some received the holy ghost and we even got out and invited other friends with us…
I even asked different ones to hold us revivals! Lol…(I was born to be a missionary) We prayed for hours…Our pastor encouraged us and never one time made fun of our childish dream…to us kids it was a great outreach to help our pastor!
I remember once when we were praying the Lord showed us there was a snake under some leaves we had raked says before we run and got my mother and she came with a hoe and sure enough there was a big rattlesnake!

Childish dreams and a sincere desire to serve the Lord in the mist of terrible odds won out… Even as an old woman today I cannot bbegin to imagine what my pastor and my mother really thought when I decided to stay on the mission field so young with no promise of support but they never discouraged me.

Today because of his and his wife's wisdom and my mother that was willing to trust her child and rely on the pastor’s advice thousands of souls have come to the Lord. A solid work has been established. Hundreds of preachers and churches that will go on long after I return to dust.

I am a happy lady, have a wonderful husband and beautiful children…however this only happened because of He that called and being in the right church under a very wise man that trusted far beyond human knowledge …thousands of souls say, Thank you, Pastor Bryan Taylor…


It scares me to think of some people that could have been my pastor....and what the outcome could have been...

What a wonderful tribute to a devoted man of God.

BUT the last sentence is so out of place and uncalled for. Statements like that do no one any good and would be best if they were not printed.

[Cindy]

Originally Posted by pieinthesky

What a wonderful tribute to a devoted man of God.

BUT the last sentence is so out of place and uncalled for. Statements like that do no one any good and would be best if they were not printed.

As is yours.