Shauna and Sonya and Marla have never been missionaries, attended Bible school or seminary or even traveled on a mission trip, but each is actively involved in evangelism right where she is. Using something as commonplace as baby-sitting and allowing God to speak through their actions has allowed many people to hear and respond to the love of Jesus.

Sixteen-year-old Shauna showed up to baby-sit for a new family and brought her well-worn Bible to read.

Shauna became a regular sitter and always brought her Bible or a book or video with a Christian theme. So she wasnt surprised when, during her ride home, the mother asked: Why do you read your Bible so much? Most girls would rather read a glamour magazine. That simple actbringing her Bible to her baby-sitting jobopened a conversation that led to Christ.

Steve and Sonya have a beautiful home filled with symbolic representations of their faithscriptures in cross-stitch or plaques or framed prints plus the Bible and Christian titles on shelves and tables.

A baby sitter asked to borrow one of Sonyas Christian books. That led to others, and eventually Sonya presented her baby sitter with a new Bible after discovering she didnt own one. That simple actfilling her home with books and scripturebegan a relationship that led to Christ.

Marla is an on mission Christian who works hard and has never been bored a day in her life.

When her daughter-in-law called and asked if Marla would help with baby-sitting during a neighborhood Bible study, Marla hesitated. Her daughter-in-law explained that, if no one cared for the children, most of the seven moms who had signed up would have to stay home. A career woman for 32 years, Marla no longer considered herself a natural with children, but she decided to give it a try.

Her first experience with eight lively preschoolers was fatiguing. But Marla was exhilarated when, one by one, the moms picked up their children and thanked her. That simple act of ministry allowed her daughter-in-law to tell her neighborsin peace and quietabout the love of Jesus Christ.

Connie Cavanaugh is an author and speaker living in Cochrane, Alberta