Morgan loves serving the Lord at Mission Arlington.

Morgan moved here in 2012 intending to earn her Master’s degree at a local university. While she was preparing to start, she worked at Mission Arlington®, attracted to the work the Lord was doing there.

Somehow, parts her school application were misplaced, pushing her plans back an entire year. Then in 2013, when she had the opportunity to apply again, she declined. God made it clear; she needed to stay at the Mission.

Morgan knew at a young age that God wanted her working with children. Her childhood was spent making children’s Bible lesson plans with her aunt. Morgan finds she can use her gifts freely at Mission Arlington where she teaches at two west Arlington apartment complexes and helps prepare supplies for Rainbow Express, Mission Arlington®’s Backyard Bible Club.

Children’s lives are changed when they learn about the love of God. This can be a door to reach the whole family. In particular, one little girl who started attending Morgan’s Bible Study last year started off with a tough exterior, but as time went by, she became much sweeter.

Morgan remembers the day that the little girl’s mom came to Bible Study for the first time, her hand holding tight to a coloring sheet that said “Jesus Loves Me.” Morgan stepped up to ask how she could help. The mom replied, “I don’t know what you are teaching my daughter.” Morgan answered, “Well, we teach her about Jesus.” The mom continued, “I don’t know much about Jesus, but I know that my little girl was mean and now she’s nice. And she wasn’t loving and now she’s loving. I don’t know much about this Jesus, but I want to know more.”

We praise God for these opportunities. And we praise him for forgotten paperwork that led Morgan here to stay.