Episode 92: Called to Care

Podcast

May 23

Summary of this Episode:

When you were a kid, how did you feel about your hometown? Did you stay in the same area? Or move around to different places? Growing up involved a lot of transitions and questions of identity for missionary kid Jennie Clevenger. Join Elisa Morgan and Eryn Eddy in a conversation with Jennie Clevenger as she shares about her past and how it has shaped her life now on this episode of God Hears Her.

“Adoption is not about saving the world, it’s about being a parent to a child who doesn’t have a parent to love them.”

– Jennie Clevenger

Jennie Clevenger

Jennie Clevenger grew up in Guyana, South America as a missionary kid and is still involved in ministry there to this day. She currently works as a RN at a COVID-19 testing and vaccination center. Jennie’s hope is that her efforts there with her wonderful coworkers will encourage and support the community in any way possible. She is passionate about listening to —and sometimes even butting into—any discussion involving women in the church! She feels a sense of urgency to learn more, read more, and discuss more about the importance of lifting women up in their homes, communities, and the life of the church. She has been married to her husband, Ryan, for thirteen years and they have four beautiful girls. The three oldest are adopted from Guyana.

Notes & Quotes:

When our souls get seared that carries with us. —Elisa Morgan
Adoption is not about saving the world, it’s about being a parent to a child who doesn’t have a parent to love them. —Jennie Clevenger
I am called to care for people. —Jennie Clevenger
You are in this world, not of it. —Jennie Clevenger
God gives us the gift of community. —Jennie Clevenger
It is strength to acknowledge you are struggling. —Jennie Clevenger

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