BIO:

LaDonna was born and raised in Southern California. Though living in a non-Christian household she accepted Christ at the age of 8 because of a little girl named Beverly Caldwell. This sweet little girl invited LaDonna to Sunday school and from that point on the “little church” down the street became a second home to LaDonna. God had a plan for this little 8 year old.

She attended Biola University where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education with a minor in Bible. During her time as a student, God continually opened the door for her to serve full time in various churches in the Southern California area. She served as Children’s Director in small churches of 100 children to very large churches that had 1000 children.

Though her emphasis was in Children’s Ministries, women were always dear to her heart as she served alongside women, young and “seasoned”. Meeting with women to prepare and plan the activities for the children was always a means to ministering to the soul of women as well.

It was in her late 20’s that God began working on her heart that had been deeply wounded as a small child. God knew that in order to raise her up to serve Him, especially with women, that she would need to first work on herself. Through many years of counseling with a wonderful Pastor, much reflection and support from other women, LaDonna began to realize that healing was taking place. She was beginning to experience the freedom you receive when you acknowledge the hurtful things of the past, accept them for what they are and lay them to rest. Denial is not an option for those who want to be truly free in Christ.

Today, LaDonna is a vibrant women who ministers to women at her local church through serving on the Women’s Ministries Team, teaching various Bible Studies year round, counseling women, heading up the annual women’s retreat and of course helping in Children’s Ministries wherever needed (she believes no one retires from teaching the little ones).

She is passionate about “Mark of Grace Ministries” because many women need to hear that the abundant and peaceful life that Christ talks about is possible. Through the years, LaDonna has messed up many times, made wrong decisions, and failed at many things but through it all she never forgot that Jesus had put a mark on her at the tender age of 8. No matter how messy things got, she was always a child of God, no one could take away her inheritance, her place as one of God’s children. Her mark was permanent and God was and is always there to take care of her.

To her amazement God led her to a wonderful man 9 years ago. She and her husband Gordon reside in LaPorte Indiana. Gordon is Pastor of Ministries at Countryside Christian Church. They have a wonderful little girl, who is 8 years old (going on 15) who has just completed the 2nd grade. Gabby is appropriately named, as she daily accomplishes the 25,000 word rule that females have, with no problem.

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