Women of Faith

Hello Y'all,
So being in Seminary has really changed me.... My favorite thing that has happened is that I am able to look at worshipping the Lord in a completely different way. One of the other things that I have liked about going to Seminary is the ability to look at my life and recognize the strong women that have influenced me.

When I started at FBCLS, my boss was all about pushing the leaders to mentor students and at first I was like... Mentor I have no idea what that even looks like. I read the book Be-with Factor about mentoring and how it is an important part of ministry. I began to realize that I have been mentored my whole life by incredible women. Let me just say that there have been two very different women that have been in my life since the beginning. My Mom and Mema are two different women with two vastly different personalities but when it comes to examples umm... I just pray that I can influence someone as much as they have me.

A few other women that have had a huge impact on how I view a Godly women are: Ms. Martha who not only understood the importance of ministry, but showing me how a women could be used by God as a women. Mandy, my youth ministry wife that really just spent time with me and invested in my life and still to this day things she told me during Saved by the Bell episodes stick with me.

One thing my mom has taught me is to surround yourself with women who build you up and support you. My mother has an awesome group of friends that have all live differently and have showed me different aspects of being a wife and a mother. So... to Mrs. Goss, Byrum, Painter, Lyles, Knipple and many others Thank you for teaching me how to live a life that is of God and what He desires for our life. (Yes, like a good southern girl I still call them by their last name).

Last, Mrs. Suzanne Wiley who has served here in Lee's Summit as my friend and mentor. She has seen me in some scary situations and talked with me until very late at night about everything. My prayer for my future is that I am able to be an influence for Christ the way that these women have for me. Praise the Lord that He gives us people in our lives to help and love on us!


Joy,

Kris