Because She Said
Yes
According to Nancy Kidwell, she’ s just an ordinary woman. No seminary degree. No formal ministry training. Just a high school diploma, a heart for Jesus, and a willingness to say yes.
But when God calls, he equips and writes stories that no résumé could ever anticipate. Nancy’ s story is truly amazing!
Her faith journey started in first grade at St. John’ s Catholic School. When Nancy was preparing for her first communion, a nun explained that sin separated humanity from God— but Jesus made a way back. That day, Nancy asked Jesus into her heart and promised to live for him.“ We’ ve been best friends ever since,” she says. That friendship has carried her through decades of change, challenge, and ultimately, a call to the nations.
Nancy spent years as a stay-at-home mom for her three children while her husband, Bill, pastored churches. Frequent moves required constant reinvention. Without a college degree or prior work experience, she took on whatever job was available: country music radio DJ, furniture assembler, rental complex manager, university administrator, warehouse worker( where she drove a forklift), and even an aircraft mechanic for Black Hawk helicopters.
“ I had nothing to recommend me,” she says.“ But I kept learning, trusting God, and walking with Jesus.”
Bill’ s call to missions came just two months after their wedding in 1969,
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