Chaplain Sheri Ray never expected to be ministering in Africa.
"I had gone on missions trips to Asia," she says. "But I knew Africa would be a far more rigorous ministry experience."
The opportunity for the St. John's Hospital chaplain from Springfield, Mo., to connect with hundreds of women at two East African conferences came unexpectedly. Ray had called the Assemblies of God Southern Missouri District to ask about the trip for a friend, and ended up being recruited to the team.