I grew up in a Christian home with a younger brother on a farm in west Texas. My
parents were believers and we attended the church assemblies every time the
doors were open: Sunday mornings, Sunday evenings, and Wednesday
evenings. The church we attended was very conservative and relied heavily on
works and not much on grace or the gifting of the Spirit. Even after becoming a
baptized believer, I often questioned my salvation. I praise the Lord that He
blessed me with a husband that was well versed in the scripture and led me to
the realization that even in my imperfections and sins, that I am truly a daughter
of the King.

I have worn many hats in my seventy-four years. I have been married for little
over fifty-three of those years. I am a mother and grandmother. The Lord
blessed me with three wonderful children, eight grandchildren, and two great
grandchildren.
The hat that I have worn professionally was that of an educator. I was privileged
to teach in a Christian school and an adolescent drug center. I was also a special
education teacher for fourth and fifth graders and then transitioned to the position
of educational diagnostician. I retired as an elementary principal for a second
and third grade campus in 1980.
I have also worn the hat of Mission Leader for Wera, Uganda, Africa. The Lord
has worked mightily in this mission in providing not only food and education for
orphans in this small village, but also discipleship training and a bridge to
relationships with people here that love them and give them hope.

The hat that I am most blessed to wear is that of a true follower of Jesus Christ. I
was honored to walk in discipleship with our pastor, Chris Moix. Through this
experience, the Lord revealed to me the freedom that can be found only in Him.
the freedom that comes from repenting and believing His promises (Acts 3:19)
The freedom of knowing my identity is in Jesus Christ (1 Peter 2:9). The freedom
of being washed daily in His blood (Eph 1:7). The beauty of knowing I am
chosen (Isaiah 43:1) and that my salvation is sealed by the Spirit (Eph 1:13-14). I
have learned the importance of being intentional in abiding with the Lord and
developing an intimate relationship with Him knowing that as a branch on His
vine He has declared that I will bear fruit (John 15). The Lord has promised to
bless each of us more than we can ask or imagine (Eph 3:20), and He has most
certainly done that for me.

Janice is an amazing woman who is always ready to spiritually parent the women around her. She knows what it looks like to sit at the feet of Jesus, and she instills that in every woman that she walks with. – Andi Chorley