Barbara serves on staff at King's Dallas and Christian International Ministries. She's been ministering since receiving Christ at King's Lahaina, Maui, in Feb. 1987. She has served on staff and as a volunteer in King's Maui, King's Dallas, and King's Branson campuses since 1987. As a short-term missionary, she's worked with Youth With A Mission, King's, and Gateway churches, ministering in Thailand, Malaysia, Russia, Korea, Kenya, Philippines, Neah Bay, and more. Barbara also has a heart for young people, having worked at Teen Challenge Maui, helping troubled youth. In 2013, at the age of 48, God asked her to go to college, where she graduated with honors in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts in Music and her Ministerial License. She is licensed with King's Commission International and Christian International Apostolic Network(CIAN). Along with full-time ministry, she has been blessed with a very successful career in retail, management, and training and equipping in the marketplace.
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