--- title: Remembered in the time of old age date: 2020-03-11T10:00:00+00:00 author: Naomi Osinnowo canonical_url: "https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/remembered-in-the-time-of-old-age" section: Articles --- Share [](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/share?app_id=1769260916495219&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fremembered-in-the-time-of-old-age) [](https://x.com/intent/tweet?text=Remembered%20in%20the%20time%20of%20old%20age&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fremembered-in-the-time-of-old-age) [](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/send?app_id=1769260916495219&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fremembered-in-the-time-of-old-age&link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fremembered-in-the-time-of-old-age&display=popup) [](mailto:?subject=Shared%20from%20Evangelical%20Alliance&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fremembered-in-the-time-of-old-age) Members Exclusive #### n 2014, one year into my community worker role with a brief to focus on older people, I attended an event where someone shared their vision for a nowglobal youth ministry: “I was standing over the city and I felt like everything needs to be poured into the young people!” I would never argue with the way God continues to use this ministry in remarkable ways, but I couldn’t escape my inner reaction: What about the older people?! Three words dropped into my... Ecclesiastes 12 starts “remember your creator in the days of your youth”, followed by a poetic description about aging, before it concludes with “before the silver cord is snapped”. As I read... My role in the church didn’t begin as a community worker. I was first employed as a youth worker, but around the time of my own ‘spiritual awakening’, the leadership were exploring with me what... I had such a loving upbringing, belonged to an incredible church family, and now experienced the reality of being in the grip of a loving God. The thought of the many local people who knew none... ## Enjoy full digital access #### Become an individual member today to enjoy full digital access to exclusive content. [ Join us ](/membership/become-a-member/individuals/join-us) [ Log in ](/account/login)