Karen Kumar is our guest for episode 26! Karen shares her story with us about how she grew up all around the midwest, moving a lot and learning the art of being able to say goodbye and hello to new friends well. She shares about her passion for sports and how she thought and dreamed of going to the olympics when she was a young gymnast and then how quickly that reality pivoted when that dream came crashing down. Karen shares about her love for talking and communicating, connecting with others. When Karen was in col...
Karen Kumar is our guest for episode 26! Karen shares her story with us about how she grew up all around the midwest, moving a lot and learning the art of being able to say goodbye and hello to new friends well. She shares about her passion for sports and how she thought and dreamed of going to the olympics when she was a young gymnast and then how quickly that reality pivoted when that dream came crashing down. Karen shares about her love for talking and communicating, connecting with others. When Karen was in college she was a part of Toastmasters and able to use her communication skills and passion to become a leader. Karen shares what led her to take 26 credit hours for American Sign Language and how she was a mere two classes away from being ASL certified. Her passion for sports led her to her college major of Physical Education and that funneled her to student teach and then become a teacher in China. In China Karen shared about how all of her passions for talking to people and sports were avenues that allowed her to share her passion of telling people about Jesus. Karen made the tough decision to come back to the states after teaching in China where she worked at the Salvation Army and then teaching at a prestigious school in Chicago as she waited and listened to God as He called to full time ministry as a pastor for the Salvation Army.
You are for sure going to want to lean in and not miss hearing Karen’s story as she highlights her passions of telling people about Jesus, Sports/Healthy Lifestyle and Talking/Communication . No matter if this is your story and you can relate to her or not I believe that there is something in this episode for you.
Quotes:
“Why am I here if I can’t even speak Chinese? Or tell someone the Gospel story? And God told me at that moment that you do not have to talk, I [God] just asked you to come to China and to be there so people would see me in you.” Karen Kumar
“I think that God wants us to be present where we are.” Karen Kumar
“When we live boldly, we are able to accomplish the very things fear tells us we can’t.” Taylor Rambo
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Music Credits:
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"Wholesome" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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