It all started

A recent conversation with Jeff sparked a chain of thoughts in my brain. We were talking about the 'timeline' of events that led to God calling me to be part of the Element Church plant team, more specificaly the people that God used in the process. And maybe that's my point. I know that it is God who prepares the heart and it is God who makes the call but I also KNOW that God uses ordinary people like me and you in the lives of other people. I could fill up pages talking about 'divine appointments' in my life and how they changed me. Some,maybe most, of the time I didn't realize that that was what was happening, other times were crystal clear.
Which then leads me to my main point or should I say my main question. When did all this start? It would be easy to say this all started when I got saved or when my wife got saved or when I accepted my first 'role' in the church or when....... and so on. Though I can point to specific events and how huge those were in my life, I think it all started before that.
Now is the moment I could overstate the obvious and say that it all started in Genesis 1, or even before that. While that is certainly true, that is not my point. (yes, I actually have a point)
I would say that for me it all started with both of my wife's Grandmas. I don't know when either of them became Christians. But I know that when they became parents they prayed for their kids and I KNOW that they prayed for their grandkids. I know they prayed for Terri Lynn. I know they prayed for me. I know they both love the Lord with all their heart.
So I guess for me this all started about 60 to 70 years ago. What about you? Who prayed for you? How easy it is to give up, to stop praying, to lose hope, to become impatient with people and with God.
A friend of mine recently shared a personal story with me. He was talking with his Dad on the eve of his Dad's baptism. (the father had gotten saved much later in life) Anyway, my friend's Dad told my friend that he KNEW that one of the reasons that he had gotten saved and then baptized was because his son had been praying for him for 25 years. WOW.
So what's your story. How long have people been praying for you? How long have you been praying for someone? NEVER give up. Please. There's people like me that will be eternally grateful.
Man I love God.
Grant