Hi Redeemer!
I am your new family worker!
I am so excited to be here with you, at a time such as this! We are experiencing a truly unique time in history. So it’s all the more fun to start a new job right now, don’t you think!? Our community circle recently asked how I felt about beginning my role with Redeemer. My answer? Nervous!
But I’m not nervous for the traditional reasons. I’m not worried about getting along with the others in the office. I’m not nervous about the responsibilities of the job. I’m not even worried about starting a new job virtually during a pandemic.
I’m nervous because this has been such a long time coming.
I came to Ealing in 2010. When I was here that first time, God whispered to my heart. He set a call on my life, and in my soul, to serve him in London. He told me I had some growing to do first, but promised me, that one day, I’d be back.
In the ten years since then, I have grown, bargained, pleaded, worshiped, prayed, hoped, and surrendered. I never lost sight of God’s promise to me, but I learned to value God’s timing over my own. And I’m so glad I did, because here’s what I have gained in the waiting: A husband. Valuable ministry experience. Training. And the final piece that has landed me here: I became a mother. And little did I know ten years ago, that the driving force of my passion in ministry, the very thing God designed me to do, was to serve parents and their children.
Becoming a mother has stirred in me a passion to see children fall in love with Jesus. I want to equip other parents to disciple their children. God has grown a ministry in my heart, and graciously given me a church to serve with it.
So why am I nervous? Because this role represents the fulfilment of God’s promise to me. I’ve waited for this for a very long time, and now that it’s here, I want to do it well.
So now it’s my turn to make a promise!
Redeemer, here is my promise to you. As I begin this role as your Family Worker, I will follow God’s guidance in serving your families well. And I will remain driven by the God-given dream I have to see parents’ hearts made whole, and children fall in love with Jesus. This is my rally cry, for our children: May they know Jesus truly, and love him deeply, as we help them to build a foundation of faith for the rest of their lives!
Thank you all, for your warm welcome. I am thankful and humbled to be here.
Sarah xx
