Al & Mildred Schlosser
Mission Address:
Awana Clubs Int'l.
One East Bode Road
Streamwood, IL 60107-6658
Home Address:
342 Woody Lane
Asheville, NC 28804-1031
Phone: (828) 645-2404
als@awana.org Being confident of
this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will
perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:6 Send support to ACI address
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Testimony of Al and Mildred Schlosser
I was born in the
mountains of Western Maryland. Growing up in a Christian home, I was
exposed to the gospel at church and at home. At the age of six or
seven, I received Jesus as my Savior in my home. My Mother would
welcome Child Evangelism Fellowship teachers to use our home for Good
News Clubs®. It was at one of those meetings that I put my trust in
Jesus’ work on the cross of Calvary. We were regular in church and Sunday School attendance. At a Missions
Conference, I recognized God’s desire for me to be a Missionary. I was
interested in shortwave radio, as I saw it as a means of getting the
gospel into the whole world. Not being an up front person, I only saw
myself as the engineer, behind the scenes.
After high school,
I served in the Army. My training there and later in college lead me
toward that pursuit of mission’s radio. But God was still developing in
me the direction He would have me go. Ministering in the Awana Clubs and
serving in my local church was the direction God had for me then.
Meanwhile in the
rural Virginia, Mildred grew up in a family of seven girls. A school
teacher invited them to go to Sunday School with her. At age ten, she
went forward to receive the Lord Jesus Christ. But the Scriptures were
not opened and for many years she doubted her salvation. Many
years later, she received full assurance of her salvation. A crisis in
her life had brought her to a church where the gospel was clearly
taught. The teaching she received in the year or so she was there,
brought her to rest securely in Christ. She attended a youth club that
taught a lot about missions. At a Missions Conference, she went forward
and committed herself to go where the Lord wanted her to go.
We met while serving at Adelphi Bible Church. Through the years we
watched God draw us together and open doors of ministry for us. After we
were married, we continued to seek what God would have us do. While our
ministry at church continued, we were involved with local Awana
events. God also enabled us to explore His plan, allowing us to make
visits to Morocco, Philippines and Venezuela
on short term missionary trips. While teaching the AKX (now Journey)
Bible Study on “How to Find God’s Will for Your Life”, for our teens,
God opened the door for us to become Awana Missionaries. God’s leading
and teaching us, has equipped us to fulfill His plan for our lives.
Romans 12:1, 2 I
beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present
your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your
reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye
transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that
good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. |
