It becomes more clear to me every day that God uses all of us for a purpose. And those purposes are all different at different times in our lives, but no doubt he used our family to accomplish his will and to plant the seeds of [our] congregation.

I guess marvel is the word I would use because God used my husband and myself and our children and this other family to get the mission going. And I just am amazed. God has blessed us and we’re getting a lot of new people. People are bringing them, and God is sending them here.

My uncle and my cousin and my grandma and grandpa, they don’t go to church very often. I try to ask them if they can come to church or go to church. I say, “I really want you to go to church. I want you to believe in Jesus.” I want to be in heaven with them. Even [if] you ask them and they say no, they’ll still probably think about it, and they might come sometime.

I believe that God doesn’t need us to be part of his plan, but I think he gives us opportunities—even if it’s stepping outside of our comfort zone to do his will and be a part of his purposes. If you trust God and are willing to take that chance, it’s interesting to see the places he will lead you.

[Sharing your faith] doesn’t have to be so scary. It can just be showing your love in a caring, kind way. We have something that is so precious and so valuable. We have such a treasure that we can’t help but let that out.

You’re never too old to [share the gospel], and you’re not too young either. God uses everybody in this work of missions. It’s not just building the church. It’s one by one reaching people with the gospel. And that’s a part of the plan to grow that culture in our synod where we all see that whoever it is, God has brought that soul into my life, and he’s got a reason for it. And we get to be the ones to share the gospel with them.