About

Asking for help is something that used to be difficult for me.

I learned at an incredibly young age that if I was going to survive, I would need to figure things out for myself. I grew up in a godless home where my needs often went unmet unless I took control of the situation. While the skills I learned helped me to survive when I was a child, these same skills would later become stumbling blocks in my relationships with others and more importantly, with Christ. Unlearning these “survival skills” continues to be a part of my daily routine. While change has been difficult at times, with God it has become possible.

I am married to an amazing Campus Minister who served God faithfully at Ferris State University for 25 years until Covid caused some long-term health problems that made it impossible for Mitch to serve in the same capacity as before. He still serves with His House Christian Fellowship but in a much different role and on a very limited part-time basis. So, our family is adjusting to these changes and learning to live and serve in new ways. The changes that we have been forced to make have been challenging, but I am no stranger to obstacles.

Obstacles have been present in my life for as long as I can remember. I did not grow up in a Christian home. I am a survivor of physical, emotional, verbal, and sexual abuse. I ran away from home for the first time at age 14 and then left for good at 15 years of age. I am a woman who rented her first apartment at age 16 and worked two part-time jobs to get through high school and then later worked my way through college. I have been suicidal more than once in my life and have spent countless hours in Christian counseling to gain an understanding of the goodness of God and why He allows bad things to happen.