My Testimony

When I was four, my older brother and I were arguing about whether you get saved first or baptized first. That little kid fight turned into the best day of my life: when we went to my mom to settle the disagreement, she shared the Gospel with me and asked me if I wanted to become a Christian. That day, I understood that I was a sinner and I needed Jesus to save me. I confessed my sins, and believed in his free gift of salvation to make me right with God. I was baptized two years later. 

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Throughout middle school and high school, God developed in me a burden for missions work, particularly reaching unreached people groups who had never had access to the Gospel before. My senior year, I read my great aunt and uncle's autobiography, in which they told their story of translating the New Testament for the Tunebo people in Columbia. Reading that book opened a whole new world to me. I had never realized that there were still 1.5 billion people without a complete Bible! 

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Throughout my college years, I was able to go on several different short term missions trips to South Asia, Eurasia, Thailand, and Peru.

Out of all those summer trips and internships, the most impactful one by far was the trip to South Asia. In 2017, I completed an internship with Bibles International that brought me to South Asia for four weeks to see Bible translation work happening firsthand. The very next year, I visited Eurasia for two weeks and saw what it would be like to be a missionary in a Muslim majority country. My heart ached for the 25% of the world’s population that follows Islam, knowing that they do not yet know the one true God through his Son Jesus.

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After the South Asia trip, I spent 5 years preparing to work with Bibles International--2 years finishing up my bachelors in Cross-Cultural Service and 3 years in seminary working on an MA in Intercultural Studies and Bible Translation. These degrees included classes on linguistics, Biblical languages, missions methodology, Bible translation theory, and Biblical theology. I believe these classes, along with my involvement in my local church and my previous missions trips, have prepared me well for Bible translation ministry. 

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In 2020, I met Josue G. at church, little knowing that he would become my best friend and husband. Josue and I were married in August 2023, and we live in Upstate South Carolina. I work full time in Bible translation, and Josue is attending medical school. He'll be studying at USC Greenville from 2024-2028 and then go on to become a resident physician. We are open to the Lord's leading to medical missions in the future. For now, we are excited to work as a team in Bible translation work, community outreach through healthcare, and ministry in our local church.