My Call to Ministry
For many years, since my twenties, I have prayed to God to reveal His purpose for my life and to show me how I could serve Him in ministry. I often felt lost and disappointed when His answer seemed to be for me to stay at home as a parent. Being a stay-at-home mom was not the plan I had envisioned for my life. My dream had always been to work as a scientist, perhaps for NASA, as a volcanologist, geologist, or astronomer. Yet, despite my constant pleading for a new mission or a different calling, God’s direction was clear: stay at home. Even though I knew this was His will, I struggled to embrace it. I never felt equipped for the role of a stay-at-home mom. I wasn’t raised in an environment that taught me how to excel in household responsibilities. My mother returned to work when I was seven and never had the opportunity to teach me how to cook or clean effectively. Frankly, she wasn’t skilled in these areas herself. This left me feeling inadequate and frustrated in the role I believed ...