EARLY YEARS I would like to share with you how God has worked in my life. First of all, my name is Christine Wise. I went to a liberal church with neighbors when I was a child. When I was in third grade, I was burdened about missions. I felt it was very wrong for people in other lands to worship other gods. I believe God wanted me to be a missionary. I rejected this call when I was a senior in high school. I went to nursing school hoping that I would get married soon. This was a miserable time in my life, as I knew that I belonged in a Christian school. I left nursing school after a year and three months. From my home in Attica, Ohio, God called me to Tennessee Temple Schools in Chattanooga, Tennessee. God convicted my heart with Ephesians 2:8,9 that I had been trusting in good works and that I must repent. I was challenged to read through the Bible. This also greatly convicted my heart as I saw how God hates "little" sins of selfishness and pride. I was then ready, the third week of college, to ask Jesus to save me. I was saved and baptized at Highland Park Baptist Church. The pastor, Dr. Lee Roberson, baptized me, and God changed my heart attitude. I then desired to live for Him and Let Christ live through me [Galatians 2: 20]. He gave me joy and contentment and a reason for living.