The power in asking
Kylie and Katrina (Photo supplied by David Riche Photography http://photography.davidrichphotography.com)
When Kylie Lataster asked Katrina Reynolds along to a Salvation Army Bible study at Campbelltown Corps, Katrina’s life began to change.
“It only takes somebody to ask you or invite you along to become connected, and for Katrina, I was that person,” Kylie recalls.
Kylie and Katrina went to high school together. But Katrina soon married, moved away and established a career. She eventually moved back to Campbelltown after the loss of her marriage, and the two friends reunited.
“I would see Katrina quite upset,” Kylie remembers, “So I said, 'why don’t you come along to Bible study?’ She wasn't a Christian at that point, but she was keen to just connect with people.”
“I really didn’t have anything else,” Katrina says. “Going to the Bible group was an opportunity for me to do something for me, and to help me meet people and make friends as well.”
Katrina enjoyed the social aspect of the group, but soon became interested in learning how the Bible could guide her life.
“I had never had anything to do with the church or with the Bible, so I really didn’t know what to expect. I just wanted to get an understanding of how it all worked and what it was all about,” Katrina says.
“I started to feel like there was a void that was being filled. Seeing that there were other people who had experienced similar journeys gave me hope that I could recover from my separation. It gave me hope that there was light at the end of the tunnel.”
For the past four years, Katrina has been attending the Bible study regularly, volunteering with The Salvation Army, and getting her family and friends to help too.
“What was a real inspiration to me, Katrina mentioned to me that one of her colleagues was having a tough time and she actually got out a Bible and read a passage to her friend, and I thought 'Wow, she is advocating and sharing the word with other people now," says Kylie.
“It’s just mind boggling to see how far she has come from something as simple as saying 'why don’t you come along and meet these ladies' and she has stayed connected.”
“I never look back,” Katrina says.
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