Philippians 4:19 “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”
I had just moved to the desert and had to leave my two daughters with my sister so they could finish their year in school. We moved to a place where I knew no one and my husband and I had both started new jobs. Everything that was familiar to us was gone. I didn’t recognize the life I was living. I felt like a fish out of water. Then the big one hit; the phone call no mother should get. My daughter had gone home to be with the Lord. How could this be! She was going to move back with us after she graduated from high school. She had plans for her life and so did I. Even though my husband was there with me and my family was very supportive, I felt they still could not understand the way I felt. That was fifteen years ago. Umbrella Ministries was started sixteen years ago in a restaurant. Donna and Daisy jotted down ideas on a napkin on what the ministry would be. How it would reach out to hurting moms who felt alone and confused. It would be a place where they could find hope. God placed this idea on their hearts and they were faithful. They were planning this ministry for me and moms just like me. The first time I attended a conference, I left feeling like I had found a safe place to express all of my feelings, good and bad. I found a group of women that felt a lot like me, a fish out of water. I also found my first glimpse of hope. God’s timing in my life has always been perfect. When I am able to look back at events that have happened, He has always provided. In the loss of my daughter, I can look back and see that He knew I would need this ministry in my life and He put it in the hearts of Donna and Daisy to help with that need.
Lord, I thank You for the faithfulness of these two women who have created a place of hope for moms who feel so hopeless.
