Judith enjoys writing, making stained glass windows, and serving the Lord, the delight of her life.
Judith Martin Alford is an educator and a pastor with both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Georgia. Judith also earned her Master of Divinity from Erskine Theological Seminary. She was at a public school in Western Pennsylvania (1985-1998), where she raised two (2) sons. While living in Western Pennsylvania, Judith served the United Methodist Church on several short-term mission trips to Germany and Russia. From 1998-1999, she visited the United States in an RV with her husband, Jim. They did mission work with the homeless at Rust State College in Holly Springs, Mississippi, and in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1999, Judith and Jim moved to South Carolina, where Judy received a call from God for preaching at the age of fifty-two (52)!
As an ordained elder in the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, she and her husband served six (6) churches throughout South Carolina. During this time, she wrote Bible studies for all four (4) years of Bishop Richard Wilke’s Disciple Bible texts. For over twenty years, Judy loved teaching The Disciple Bible Studies. Cokesbury, the Methodist publishing house, copyrighted her lessons.
Judy and her husband have traveled extensively worldwide. Still, she enjoyed their trips to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Paul’s second and third missionary sites in Turkey and Greece. Judith retired in 2014 to care for her terminally ill husband, who died in 2015.
Judith’s Amazing Books
The Hands Of God. Judith’s first book, The Hands of God, is a collection of short stories about God’s Intervention in Human Lives. It is a stirring compendium of tales that magnify the mercy and love of God for His people. There is an enthralling tome of stories showing God’s miracles and majesty that are life-changing for those who believe in Him. God is still doing signs and wonders in His world today. This book shows evidence that God still truly blessed many people today as He did before. If you have ever thought that God exists, this book will surely share some extraordinary ways God can communicate with them with each of its readers. God loves the human race and desires each to have a personal relationship with Him through His Son, Jesus Christ. If you are already a Christ believer, this book will encourage your faith’s journey as it offers you true stories about how your relationship with God can deepen. Further, The Hands of God is now available in audiobook, paperback, and Kindle.
Grandma’s 25 Cent Words. This is an activity book for children designed by a former public-school teacher, Judith. It is about good values like integrity, honesty, and courage to do what is right in many different life situations. Older children can easily teach and help younger children with each lesson. There are pages to color and other pages to think about specific life situations. The Grandma in the book often gives them one good answer to each challenge, and then they share their good ideas with her. A medal of honor containing that word can be colored as each word is mastered. Each child is encouraged to put that word in an imaginary word bank so they can use it for their future needs. Each chapter also has an exploring career option that children can experience and think about as a possibility for their own lives. The main emphasis of this book is that words are more valuable than money! This author’s greatest desire is that children and adults of all ages, nationalities, races, and ethnic origins learn to communicate by listening as we share our thoughts, desires, and love. This is the best way to obtain both national and world peace.
