In the past 50 years, Leon Burns hasn’t missed a single Sunday School lesson. Even when he was on vacation, he would make sure he attended Sunday School at a church where they were.
And on a recent Sunday when he was taken to the emergency room, members of his church — Greensboro Baptist in Hale Baptist Association — brought Sunday School to him.
“Fifty years of perfect attendance is an incredible testimony of this man’s love for Christ,” Pastor Dee McGuire said.
The church honored Burns for that milestone of commitment on Aug. 26.
But that’s not the end of the story, McGuire said.
Burns also makes handmade crosses, both single ones and sets of three.
“Just about every shop or store in Greensboro has a cross made by Leon in their place of business on display,” McGuire said. “Oftentimes our church will take along crosses to be handed out on missions trips.”
When Burns hands someone a cross, he also offers to pray with them, McGuire said.
“It is not uncommon for Leon to be seen on his way home from worship standing along the road praying with someone,” McGuire said. Over the years, he has led more than 30 people to faith in Christ.
“We love Leon Burns at Greensboro Baptist,” McGuire said. “Thanks, Leon, for being such a great example.” (Grace Thornton)
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