I was born and raised in Tucson, AZ. I moved to Phoenix to attend college and have lived there ever since, well, until I went to live in Thailand. I've been in Thailand for 4.5 years now.

I accepted the Lord when I was 18. I was depressed and was seriously considering suicide. I thought I would go to heaven because I was a good person and I didn’t do all the terrible things I saw others doing. Then one day, a friend invited me to church and I went because I was bored. I was amazed when the pastor and congregation opened up their Bibles to study the Word together. I had never been in a church like that before. A few weeks later I was encouraged by a song that spoke of a God who is real and who listens and cares. I said, "God, if you are really there and you really care about me, do something, anything." Immediately I was filled with a sense of peace and I knew that God was in that room with me and that He loved me. I continued to go to church and soaked up everything I could about the Bible. A few months later, through the counsel of another woman, I began to understand grace and to grasp that there is absolutely NOTHING I can do to earn my way to heaven. I gave my life to the Lord on the spot.

Shortly after that, I had the great privilege of attending a missions conference where Elizabeth Elliot was the main speaker. It was during that conference that I first knew that God was calling me to the mission field. I began to realize there was more to life than going to college, getting married and living the American dream. I didn’t know where, when or to whom I was going, but I was trusting in God that He would lead me. I observed that if an American wanted to hear about Christ, he or she could go to a church, listen to the radio, watch T.V. or talk to friends or family. But I began to see that there are many places around the world where this just isn’t possible, where there is NO opportunity for people to hear about God, and God began to break my heart for these people.


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