A memorial service held for John Kossick at Florida Living Church, Apopka, Fla., followed the normal pattern with music, prayer, and words of comfort from Alan Jones, pastor, and numerous memories from relatives and friends.

• Please! We’re human too!

• The impact of my dad’s ministry on my life.

• The greatest need and want of PK’s.

“Lord, You want me to do what?” “Hmmmm!”

“That doesn’t sound like something I would like to do, nor am I qualified!” “Are you sure, Lord?”

Yes, I questioned God about this new chapter in my life that He was orchestrating. I did not see it coming! You see, I was in the nursing field for 27 years and now God cornered me into leading a publishing company.“Seriously,” I said to the Lord, “You got jokes.” Well, I need to be grateful because God knew a day would come when I would no longer be able to physically manage being a nurse.

I am a nurse by profession. However, four boys and years of homeschooling consumed many of my pre-forty years. As thechildren began to go off to high school my world changed. No longer was I “just” a stay-at-home Mom and a spouse ofsomeone in ministry, but I was highly sought after and respected as a nurse in a third world country where the local medical care was substandard at best. I thrived in my newadult world.

Have you thought your life was going one direction, but then God sent you down a new track? Did you follow the Leader? How did it turn out?

What do you do when you’re starting your ministry with brokenness?