Bacon, Eggs, and Sweet Potatoes Traveling can be challenging, especially when we use a travel trailer for living quarters. It is time consuming to connect the trailer to the church facilities upon arrival and disconnect when ready to move to another location. Occasionally we would visit a church that was blessed with a large apartment for evangelists. It was a relief for us to be able to move from the cramped trailer for the entirety of the revival stay. As we drove into the small town in Louisiana, we all breathed a sigh of relief. Our journey would soon end, and this would be home for the next few days. We followed the directions given by the pastor, and before long we were driving into the parking lot of the church. The pastor met us with a warm welcome and offered to show us the rooms available for evangelists. They were very inviting, and we gladly accepted the invitation to use them. Church service begins at seven tonight, the pastor said on his way out. Make yourself at home, and we will see you then. As usual, the first night was rushed with everyone getting baths and making preparation for church. It was custom in the churches in the 1970s for each family to bring food for the evangelists wife to prepare. Some churches asked me to give a list of things needed for my family. The list was cut into individual slips and passed out to church members. Other churches simply asked families to bring food for the guest ministers family. The first night of revival was great with a mighty move of God. Several souls filled the altar, and we were excited by the prospect of new families being added to the local church. Just before dismissal, the pastor reminded the congregation they should bring food for the evangelists family. He made a final statement for emphasis, Bring these folks some eggs and bacon! The dismissal prayer was prayed, and we enjoyed fellowship with the pastor and his family at a local restaurant. The next morning was routine as usual. We began our school day by 9:00 a.m. so we could be finished by 2:00 p.m. This gave us time to practice our trio, get our baths, press clothes for the evening service, and cook the evening meal. Before school started, however, people began to knock on our door with their share of groceries. The first visitor brought a dozen eggs and a pound of bacon. In a few minutes, another came and gave us a dozen eggs and a pound of bacon. The next visitor brought a dozen eggs and a pound of bacon, and the next, and the next. By end of the day, we had twenty-six dozen eggs and twenty-six pounds of bacon! I served fried eggs and bacon and scrambled eggs and bacon. I made egg sandwiches topped with bacon and egg and bacon omelets. I boiled eggs and allowed the children to decorate them with crayons. We ate them for snacks during the day, enjoying the love notes and various messages written on them. We had a great revival with nine souls being added to the church. We enjoyed wonderful fellowship with the pastor and his family. We went to the next revival felling we had accomplished the will of God. The pastor to this day does not know about the eggs and bacon. After all, we had plenty to eat, and those sweet people were doing what they were asked to do. Our family has enjoyed many laughs as we discuss the different ways I learned to serve eggs and bacon. A similar situation happened in another church during revival. The services were scheduled in the fall season. That year had produced an abundant crop of sweet potatoes. We were showered with large grocery bags of sweet potatoes. Bag after bag came to our trailer. They were sitting around everywhere in our tiny living quarters. Our son Richard, who was twelve at the time, tells this story best. He said, I looked at all those bags of sweet potatoes and wondered what Mom would do with them. I soon found out; she baked them, fried them, mashed them, and boiled them. Every way possible to fix sweet potatoes - my mom did it! We have many memories from the days we evangelized with our children. Some of them are humorous as the above stories, but through it all, God blessed us. We have made several friends along the way. God has blessed our ministry with over five hundred revivals. Many souls have found their way to deliverance through the wonderful gift of the Holy Ghost. There were some rough times, but the good far outweighs the bad. To God be the glory! @Elizabeth Motes....excerpt from the book.....It Happened On The Way To Heaven
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 19:01:44 +0000
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