Unseen People: Sharing Light and Life with Your Neighbors and the Nations<\/em>.\u201d My call to mission has led me around the world multiple times with my church and with my work with an anti-trafficking non-profit for women and girls.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI literally grew up in churches as a preacher’s kid in the rural South. Much of my personal faith developed from my education where my faith truly became my own.\u00a0 I earned a BA in Communications from Ouachita Baptist University and MA in Communications from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Through the years, I have combined my ministry and education by serving as a Missions Minister and leading mission teams and organizations in my church. Today, I\u00a0teach an adult Bible study that digs deep into God\u2019s Word. Through those studies, I understand more and more that God truly is the God who sees. I currently write a weekly Substack newsletter, A Good Word Wednesday, and have started writing my second book.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My husband, Johnny, and I live in Duncan, Oklahoma — a small town in the southwestern part of the state. I enjoy long walks, good coffee, reading and relaxing on her deck. We have two children and five grandchildren who all live nearby. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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