Grace Ministries International

Bio:
I was raised in a Christian home and became a believer when I was 8 years old. I always went to church and I knew the Bible stories and all of the hymns. I had the knowledge of God’s love and Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. I learned as a teenager that Christ came “that I might have life and have it abundantly” which prompted my mission to achieve that abundant life by doing all of the right things. After I was introduced to Precept Bible Study in my early twenties, I realized that Gods’ Word really did give life. The Word of God came alive to me as never before. I learned about the character of God and the promises of God. I tried so hard in my own strength to live out what I read in Scripture. I really loved the Lord and I wanted to be pleasing to Him. I married at a young age and we had two great boys – Tate and Clay – for all of this I was so grateful and blessed. During the 17 years of marriage I tried very hard to be the best wife, mother, Christian, daughter, friend, neighbor, and tennis player! All of this effort of striving for the abundant life started to get me down and I became depressed because I felt like I could never measure up to MY standard. I had set the bar so high I could not attain it. The result was depression and divorce. During this time of grief, God showed me that He didn’t want me to work at having an abundant life, He want to be my Abundant Life. God began to heal me and teach me how to accept His invitation to “come to Me all who are weary and heavy-laden and I will give you rest..come and learn from Me…..and you will find rest for your soul.” As time went on, I experienced God’s call to vocational ministry, so another journey began. After completing seminary I prayed for God’s direction. I knew that I wanted to be part of a ministry that taught believers and seekers how to discover and accept Christ as their very life. In 2004 a friend of mine told me about Grace Ministries International (GMI), so I looked them up and discovered that their passion and mission was also mine. I attended a conference, a workshop, and met with several of the staff. I immediately knew that this was where God was calling me. I interned with GMI in the fall of 2005 and joined the staff in August 2006. The blessings and experiences that I received during the internship and preparing to join the staff have been a revelation of God’s faithfulness, truth and love. He alone is the One who meets our need for love, acceptance,worth,and security. He alone is worthy of praise! To God be the glory!