By Leigh Pritchett
Correspondent, The Alabama Baptist
For more than 65 years, Bertha Everett has been a familiar face in children’s ministry in churches she has attended. Vacation Bible School, missions groups, Sunday School — no matter what the ministry is, if it focuses on children, she has been happily involved.
Q: Who was or is one of the most influential people in your faith life? Why?
A: My husband, Ralph. He has been right behind me in all my teaching of children. He has just been there with me through the ups and downs, just like I have been with him through NASA (and several relocations related to his work). He started at the beginning of NASA in Florida.
Q: What has God been teaching you lately?
A: I just need to trust Him more and be healthy so I can teach the boys and girls as long as I can.
Q: Have you ever read a book or heard a song that changed the way you think about God and faith? What was it and what did you learn from it?
A: I love “When We All Get to Heaven.” When I get to heaven, I’ll see all the ones I’ve missed through the years, and I’ll see all those boys and girls.
Q: Does your church have any special traditions that mean a lot to you? What are they?
A: Our church has many different ministries that meet there — an academy for children with autism, an African-American church, an international group; and the third floor will be used for seminary courses. That’s kind of special to me — that we have four or five different groups who meet in our church — and we invite them to do things with us. We have a child development center. We have lots of activities going on.
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