I grew up in the Orthodox faith (similar to Catholic, for the church service, a mass was
said). I had never heard about what it meant to have a “personal relationship”
with the Lord. Even though I had never heard about that, I DID have a relationship with God.
He spoke to me at a very young age and told me that one day, I would sing for Him.
As a young girl, I sincerely BELIEVED that I heard His voice and BELIEVED and TRUSTED
that what He told me was TRUE. I really believe that it was that relationship with God that helped
me to get through many difficult and trying times. I’ve ALWAYS had a deep love for the Lord.
I got married and had three children by the age of 22. My first marriage did not work out but besides
my children, another beautiful thing about my marriage is that through my husband’s family, I was lead
to the Lord and had gotten saved. I learned a lot in a spirit-filled church. After a while, I started teaching Sunday School, Missionettes (Christian Girl Scouts)
and had also begun a music ministry. I had many wonderful spiritual experiences in my life but as it sometimes happens, because of life circumstances, I did not
always stay on the path that the Lord had set for me and therefore missed out on many of His gifts. I regret that I let myself miss out on those blessings. Since
I’ve gotten older, I tend to “Listen” to Him more, therefore, helping to make my life journey more fulfilling.
My husband, Alan, and I have been married for 21 years. He
is a wonderful man who helped me to raise my three children.We have been richly
blessed with eight precious and healthy grandchildren. My heart is full of joy!!
Sometimes we veer off of the path that the Lord has intended for us and I am no
exception. After we moved to South Carolina in 2004, we had found a nice
church, and began attending and trying to get integrated into a “church
family”. I joined the choir and sang “special music” in the church for about a
year and a half. We were alone here in South Carolina and did not know anybody
except the people we worked with and the church family. We had expected to
make friends within that year and a half, but things never seemed to progress.
One day, after a church dinner, when nobody sat with me at my dinner table, I
decided that we weren’t going back. That was an incredibly lonely feeling. We
tried another church and within a few weeks, there was a dinner, and AGAIN,
none of the church members sat at the dinner table with us.I became angry and
hurt and decided, “That’s it!I quit! We’re northerners and we’ll never be
accepted!” So I quit going to church! That was NOT the right thing to do but
anger and my wounded pride kept me from church for several years. I regret
that. It took a long while for me to REALIZE that my PRIDE kept me from
following God’s plan for me. If only I would have given it a couple more weeks
at the last
church…… Pride and anger had taken control of my life. I’m
not Proud of that!!!
It is beautiful how God still
loves you, even when you are wandering around in the wilderness. He kept
putting people in my path to say things to me to remind me that He was still
there, just waiting for me to learn my life lesson and get back to Him. One day,
my cousin, Kim, and I were talking about the wondrous experiences that we had
concerning the Lord. I told her that it had been prophesied to me that I would
be singing for thousands of people in some sort of media. I chuckled as I said
to her, “What are the chances of THAT happening?I haven’t even been going to
church!! The only way that would happen is if somebody came knocking on MY
door!” We ended the conversation with Kim telling me that I needed to keep
looking until I found a church that I would feel a part of. I told her that I
would…..Two days later, Jim Jarrell walked into my office to pick up keys
that he needed for his job. He asked me, “How would you like to sing on a radio
show?” It took me a couple of minutes to close my mouth. I was soooo
dumbfounded because of how I had chuckled two days prior about somebody would
have to come knocking on MY door! When I gained some composure, I asked Jim
why he asked me that…..Jim told me that the Lord wanted him to ask me!! Let me
tell you….THAT got my undivided attention!!!I was awestruck… I had a hard time
getting through the next few weeks. God had sent Jim to let me know that
it was time and HE was serious about fulfilling that prophecy!! I went to
church the following Sunday and haven’t missed a Sunday since. I KNEW that I
had to get right with the Lord if I was going to be of any use to Him.In ERNEST,
I began to pray, read His Word, and SEEK Him. If God had plans for me, I wanted
to become worthy.
This year I began working with Barry and Jim with “A Time of Giving Radio and Internet
Ministry.” The Lord blessed me with a talent. I try to use that talent to bless others
through my music ministry and to worship and praise our Lord God. I pray that you will be
blessed by Jim, and Barry, and me, through this radio ministry.
said). I had never heard about what it meant to have a “personal relationship”
with the Lord. Even though I had never heard about that, I DID have a relationship with God.
He spoke to me at a very young age and told me that one day, I would sing for Him.
As a young girl, I sincerely BELIEVED that I heard His voice and BELIEVED and TRUSTED
that what He told me was TRUE. I really believe that it was that relationship with God that helped
me to get through many difficult and trying times. I’ve ALWAYS had a deep love for the Lord.
I got married and had three children by the age of 22. My first marriage did not work out but besides
my children, another beautiful thing about my marriage is that through my husband’s family, I was lead
to the Lord and had gotten saved. I learned a lot in a spirit-filled church. After a while, I started teaching Sunday School, Missionettes (Christian Girl Scouts)
and had also begun a music ministry. I had many wonderful spiritual experiences in my life but as it sometimes happens, because of life circumstances, I did not
always stay on the path that the Lord had set for me and therefore missed out on many of His gifts. I regret that I let myself miss out on those blessings. Since
I’ve gotten older, I tend to “Listen” to Him more, therefore, helping to make my life journey more fulfilling.
My husband, Alan, and I have been married for 21 years. He
is a wonderful man who helped me to raise my three children.We have been richly
blessed with eight precious and healthy grandchildren. My heart is full of joy!!
Sometimes we veer off of the path that the Lord has intended for us and I am no
exception. After we moved to South Carolina in 2004, we had found a nice
church, and began attending and trying to get integrated into a “church
family”. I joined the choir and sang “special music” in the church for about a
year and a half. We were alone here in South Carolina and did not know anybody
except the people we worked with and the church family. We had expected to
make friends within that year and a half, but things never seemed to progress.
One day, after a church dinner, when nobody sat with me at my dinner table, I
decided that we weren’t going back. That was an incredibly lonely feeling. We
tried another church and within a few weeks, there was a dinner, and AGAIN,
none of the church members sat at the dinner table with us.I became angry and
hurt and decided, “That’s it!I quit! We’re northerners and we’ll never be
accepted!” So I quit going to church! That was NOT the right thing to do but
anger and my wounded pride kept me from church for several years. I regret
that. It took a long while for me to REALIZE that my PRIDE kept me from
following God’s plan for me. If only I would have given it a couple more weeks
at the last
church…… Pride and anger had taken control of my life. I’m
not Proud of that!!!
It is beautiful how God still
loves you, even when you are wandering around in the wilderness. He kept
putting people in my path to say things to me to remind me that He was still
there, just waiting for me to learn my life lesson and get back to Him. One day,
my cousin, Kim, and I were talking about the wondrous experiences that we had
concerning the Lord. I told her that it had been prophesied to me that I would
be singing for thousands of people in some sort of media. I chuckled as I said
to her, “What are the chances of THAT happening?I haven’t even been going to
church!! The only way that would happen is if somebody came knocking on MY
door!” We ended the conversation with Kim telling me that I needed to keep
looking until I found a church that I would feel a part of. I told her that I
would…..Two days later, Jim Jarrell walked into my office to pick up keys
that he needed for his job. He asked me, “How would you like to sing on a radio
show?” It took me a couple of minutes to close my mouth. I was soooo
dumbfounded because of how I had chuckled two days prior about somebody would
have to come knocking on MY door! When I gained some composure, I asked Jim
why he asked me that…..Jim told me that the Lord wanted him to ask me!! Let me
tell you….THAT got my undivided attention!!!I was awestruck… I had a hard time
getting through the next few weeks. God had sent Jim to let me know that
it was time and HE was serious about fulfilling that prophecy!! I went to
church the following Sunday and haven’t missed a Sunday since. I KNEW that I
had to get right with the Lord if I was going to be of any use to Him.In ERNEST,
I began to pray, read His Word, and SEEK Him. If God had plans for me, I wanted
to become worthy.
This year I began working with Barry and Jim with “A Time of Giving Radio and Internet
Ministry.” The Lord blessed me with a talent. I try to use that talent to bless others
through my music ministry and to worship and praise our Lord God. I pray that you will be
blessed by Jim, and Barry, and me, through this radio ministry.