Serving God for 50 years

How do people know that they are supposed to become pastors? For James Hill, it was a message from God. Hill, who recently retired from First Baptist Church in Graham, Texas, told his story to The Graham Leader:

'...at the age of 13, I had gone to bed, and I couldn’t go to sleep. I just knew God was dealing with me about answering His call to the ministry. About midnight, I went to my mom and dad’s room and woke them up and told them what God was telling me. They called my pastor, and he came over that night.'

When Hill told his parents and pastor that God was calling him to be in the ministry, they all had the same reaction — praise God. A week later, Hill went in front of his church and announced that he would be following God into the ministry.

Coincidentally (or not), Hill's wife Betty was told by God when she was 13 that she was going to marry a preacher and teach. In addition to marrying a preacher, Betty was a teacher for 38 years.