Childrens Testimonies
The inspiring testimonies of children who knew the Lord and who left this world at a young age.
Sarah Howely’s Testimony
Sarah Howely’s Testimony
(Died in 1670 at approximately age 14)
Miss Sarah Howely, when she was between eight and nine years old, was carried by her friends to hear a sermon, where the minister preached on (Matthew 11:30), “My yoke is easy, and my burden is light; ” in the applying of which scripture, the child was mightily awakened, and made deeply sensible of the condition of her soul, and her need of Christ; she wept bitterly to think… Continue reading
Susannah Bicks’ Testimony
Susannah Bicks’ Testimony
(Born in 1650, Died of the Plague in 1664 at age 14)
Susannah Bicks, was born at Leyden, in Holland, Jan. 24, 1650, of religious parents. They took great care as to instruct their child, and to present her to the ministers of the place to be publicly instructed. It pleased God to bless this to her soul, so that she had soon a true relish of what she was taught, and made an admirable use… Continue reading
Tabitha Alder’s Testimony
Tabitha Alder’s Testimony
(Died at approximately 8 to 9 years of age)
Tabitha Alder was the daughter of a minister in Kent, who lived near Gravesend. She was instructed in the Holy Scriptures, by her father and mother; but there appeared nothing extraordinary in her, till she was between seven and eight years old. About which time, when she was sick, one asked her, what she thought would become of her, if she should die? She answered, that she… Continue reading
The Scars Of Divorce
The Scars Of Divorce
(A child’s testimony about her parent’s divorce)
“Please, please don’t sign them! Oh, Daddy, don’t sign those papers!” My pleadings must have added greatly to my father’s burden, but the pen held firmly in his hand continued to write his name on the final papers.
Thus was my world destroyed and I with it, for on that day something died in the heart of a child. A child? In years, yes, but the child… Continue reading