From the Archives: Summer 2011

Written by Bev Price

China was the land of my birth. My parents were American missionaries to that far away land. My mother was raised in China. She came to America for a short period of time, married an agriculture scientist, and returned to China with her husband.

My Mother Taught Me the Spirit-Filled Life

When I was three years old, my family came to America and moved to Raleigh, NC. Ours was a very spiritual home. My mother was a Bible teacher. She loved to teach God’s Word. She started a book club called The Miracle Book Club. It was an effort to get people to read the Bible and other books about the Lord. Mother loved people and had a great desire to tell them about the love of Jesus. She taught me the Spirit-filled life.

The call on my life has been to be a wife and a mother and to make a home for my family. My husband, Buddy, pastored several churches over a period of 42 years. I had the joy of serving with him in my capacity as a homemaker.

Challenges Met With Prayer

We have always met any challenge with prayer. Any major decisions we had to make, those which were fully challenging, were met by Buddy and me lying on our bedroom floor, praying. We prayed until God gave us the answer and then we would be obedient to what He led us to do. We didn’t know any other way to be in the Lord’s will.

I can no longer get down on the floor to pray, but we continue to pray daily. Each morning after we have the Lord’s Supper, we have intercessory prayer together. Our prayer list includes all of our family members, many friends around the world as well as those people in our church and community with special needs. During a month’s time we also pray for all the countries of the world.

Legacy of God’s Faithfulness

God has given us three children, Carol, Wesley, and Susan. We lost our daughter Carol, due to a rare illness. She was only 50. This has been a great trial in our lives. Carol’s husband, Barry St. Clair, has Reach Out Ministries, a world-wide ministry based in Atlanta, Ga.

Our son, Wesley, is a plastic surgeon in Washington, DC. He ministered to President Ronald Reagan when he was shot on March 30, 1981. It was our son who found the bullet in Reagan’s chest.

Susan, our youngest child, took after me. She is a homemaker and pastor’s wife. Susan loves doing both. Her husband is Carl Clawson, pastor of the Banner Elk Christian Fellowship.

God has given Buddy and me a full and rich life. Serving my family and the Lord has been the joy of my life. Even though some health issues limit what I can do now, I can still pray. Intercessory prayer is always needed and anyone can do that.