Thanks for dropping in so you can get to know me!

So, who am I?

What you will find inside my heart is a love for my Father in Heaven, because He calls me His own.

Before I knew Christ I once lived a life where I was married and divorced, leaving the man because he was physically abusive.  I later lived in habitual sexual sin with another man and along my journey, I once denied the existence of God and dealt with my own suicidal thoughts.  Yep, I’ve been in the gutter of life!

Then Jesus came in and saved the day and saved my soul when I gave my heart to Him at age 26. He has since radically transformed my life!

Who I am today:

I have walked with my precious Savior since 1996.

I married my husband, Eric in 1998.  I call him my Beloved. He’s the handsome man above.

I have two sons. Seth is now 17 and Noah is 16.  I’ve homeschooled them since they’ve come out of my womb.

For more than 10+ years, starting from the birth of my firstborn, I lived with chronic and debilitating illnesses that brought me to my knees. My body was riddled with disease and pain day in and day out. Just getting out of bed each day was an overwhelming task. (My marriage vows should have been, ‘in sickness and in sickness’ rather than ‘in sickness and in health’!)

The last eight years of my life we have faced one financial struggle after another beginning with the loss of our business.  Then we lost our home.  Twice.  (It’s a ridiculous story) and at the time of this writing, we have moved 4 times in the last 18 months. Did I say I was exhausted?

Our family currently resides in the Inland Empire of Southern California.

I’m a born-again Christian and I attend Calvary Chapel Chino Hills. You can find out more about my church here. This Calvary Chapel was directly under the leadership of Pastor Chuck Smith. To learn more about my statement of faith, you can read what I believe here.

Want to know my qualifications for ministry?  You can read it here.

My heart for this ministry is to encourage and equip you to draw closer to Jesus Christ whether you’ve been wounded, grown weary, have wandered from the faith, or wondered where your Savior is in the midst of your heartache and pain.  Been there, my friend!  

I have a heart to see marriages flourishing, as well as for the single woman to make wise, God-fearing choices when it comes to the man she’ll marry.

The Bible has all the answers to life’s questions and my heart is to point you in the direction of pure wisdom, which is the Word of God.  Come join me and let’s grow in the Lord together!

Live a poured out life for Christ,

Jolene Engle