I am a nurse and work part-time at a local hospital. I have three grown children and six grandchildren. I lead a B-group and serve on the praise team, and I have been a part of the prayer ministry. I enjoy decorating, crafting, hiking, fishing, and playing board games. I am enthusiastic about worshipping God. I love God and His people. It brings me joy to minister to hurting people and lead them to Jesus to find healing for their souls.
I was raised in church, and unfortunately, I learned more about rules and religion than I did about redemption and grace. I was saved as a child, and was baptized when I was twelve years old. I wandered away from God as a young adult and experienced many hardships and heartbreaks. I recommitted my life to God in 1997. I returned to one of the churches I went to as a child, but it didn’t take long to discover something was missing. I needed more. I needed to be where the baptism in the Holy Spirit was accepted, and worship was more than going through the motions. I also needed discipleship from mature Christians. I was hungry for more! I started watching Christian programs on television and online, which eventually led me to attend some special services at the Evangel Billtown Rd. Campus. My spiritual hunger and attendance at the special services increased over the years.
God led me to Evangel North when I was going through the toughest time in my life. I had gone through a divorce, followed by the death of my mother two months later. I was broken. God initially brought me to ENC to receive the restoration and healing I so desperately needed. I also received the truth that confronted my misperception that I had to earn God’s grace. I came to know God on a level I had never understood before. Knowing who He is, broke the strongholds of fears that had dominated me. I have learned so much. My faith has grown, and I am better equipped for victory in my life. Scriptures that used to be just concepts that I acknowledged as truth are now truths that I see actively working in my life. Now that God has brought transformation and healing in my life, He is using me to more effectively minister the love of God to others. It is an honor to be used to minister God’s love to others. I am so grateful that God brought me here.