Our Heavenly Father has a specific path for me. He lead me into a surprise career trajectory in order to see the things happening in today's world. In college, I had a different plan for my life...physical therapy and sports medicine. Instead, through trials and tribulations, He set me back on His pre-determined path, which happens to be connected to the dreams He gave me at acceptance (age 6). I spent so many years, trying to create my own way only to be re-directed so many times. Today, I see that He made me for this moment and now it is time to share HIS word.
- EDUCATION, 2006: My (accidental) educational path led me to be trained in Sociological research, qualitatively and quantitatively, which I still use everyday analyzing societal issues. My graduate work was concentrated in the areas of social statistics and demography. This educational path led me to a career as an Analyst in the financial services industry, which allowed me to have firsthand experience of corporate culture and operations in America. While working at a large Fortune 500 and during graduate school, I conducted observation research and wrote several papers on my experience. I learned corporate operations from a sociological perspective, which has taught me the good and bad of corporate America.
- HOBBIES: Our Heavenly Father gifted me with a deep passion for technical analysis and macro-economics; therefore, studying stocks and market trends are a favorite past-time. I love watching global news and studying sociological aspects of other countries. I also enjoy the outdoors and spending time with my children. When I am not doing these things, you can usually find me doing bible study in solitude.
- 2009 to 2019: He blessed me with the opportunity to be a stay-at-home mom when my children were young. He used this time in my life to help me slow down, teach me things about myself, and to see the beauty in nuclear family structures. I PRAISE Him for sending me my children, as He knew I needed them.
- 2009-2022: He gifted me with a beautiful eye for photography. I learned how to operate a small business, see personal relationships as an insider, and it prepared me to run this ministry. It was laid on my heart to close my photography business in the fall of 2022. I prayed for so long to keep it going and prayed for further direction from Him, but the creative juices just stopped flowing for my photography. I was stagnant, busy learning new things that He was sending into my life...photography was not HIS will any longer. It was time to move on.
- 2021-2022: After I repented in 2021, He brought me my dream job after about five months of searching. Before repentance, I had zero luck in my job search. I had one call back and it was this this job, and there is no question that it was sent by the Lord. He sent me 2.5hrs away, back to where I grew-up, where I had not lived or worked since 2002 (high school). This position was at a place I always knew I would be employed. It was very short lived and I knew before I started that I wouldn't be there very long. He had a specific plan for me there, to grow closer to Him, to meet people He specifically placed in my life, to get back to my roots, and to spend time with family. It taught me things I needed as an analyst and I learned faith-based business operations. During this time is when I started getting my dreams back and also receiving personal revelations...or maybe just started paying attention to them. During this time, he separated me and it was a nice quiet season of life. He was teaching me.
- 2022 to Current: In 2022, He moved me back to OKC and brought me into another specific career path. My current employer runs community outreach programs, which I learned in college, but I never worked with professionally. I firmly believe he is teaching me more about these things in order for me to start my ministry. In 2021, before this position, I slowly began receiving instructions from the Lord on a ministry as well as a faith-based community program for single mothers and the homeless. I firmly believe He has put me in this specific company and position for my future in ministry work. It is comical, because I had no clue what this company did until I joined. This was my only prospect at the time and even my boss says it was meant to be as she told me I am her "ride or die."
After all I have been through, I see HIS glory, grace, and love throughout my life. I never understood my career path until now and it has been beautifully constructed by the hands of the LORD. This was HIS plan for my future, not mine. I have fought it the whole way, but after surrendering I can now see His amazing works and His specific plans for me. HE is amazing and I owe everything to our Heavenly Father. I aim to do HIS will and serve HIM the rest of my days. I can only pray that one day I will have the opportunity to serve the community. Until then, He has tasked me with this ministry, sharing HIS word, and HIS glory in my life.
Come along this journey of dreams with me and find out what the Lord has planned. There is so much more he has done for me and I cannot wait to share his good works. God Bless you all.
Love, Kelsey