Ministry and Us

"When God places a calling on your life, there is no escaping it no matter what you do."

Katherine & Ramzay Rainers

At the age of 30 I dreamed that I would become a leader of people, all ages and cultural backgrounds. Of course when I woke up, I shrugged it off, thinking, “That’s never going to happen.” I always thought something that big would be impossible. And I was right, for me it was impossible to make that a reality but God had placed a seed in my mind and heart and He made it a reality, in His power and time.

I met my future husband in February 2015 at the age of 32, not knowing that in February 2016 we would be married. We are 7 years apart and have totally different backgrounds, but the constant in our lives at that time is what put our puzzle pieces together. That constant was and still is God. I never knew I’d ever get married and definitely didn’t ever think God would see it fit for me to marry a man who not only loved and served Him but loved and served His people, selflessly.

My journey in ministry became a reality the year I met my future husband, Ramzay Rainers. We served together on a mission trip to Mozambique, co-leading a team of teens and 6 months later we got married and stepped into youth ministry within our local church.

Many people might say that this was unwise, for a newly wedded couple to give of their first year to ministry work. We gave it some thought, but were convinced that it was God’s will that we serve. And so we did.

It has been two and a half years since, and we have no regrets. But it came with many challenges. Having to balance youth ministry alongside the adjustment of being married, sharing a home, our privacy and our lives with one another. This was a great challenge to my faith as a newly saved Christian.

Many times we had to make decisions that could have put our marriage at risk but in reflection I see how God had prepared us. In our courtship period, only 3 months before engagement, transparency in our communication regarding our past, present and future was our foundation. We agreed and committed our relationship to God, always ensuring that He was our centre, our focus, and that everything we decided, everything we’d say would honour Him first. As hard as it was to expose the past mistakes and choices, this ensured that we removed a foothold for the enemy to cause chaos in our marriage.

We began our marriage, having already spoken through all our pains of the past, disappointments of the present and our dreams for the future. We made a covenant with God that we would always allow Him to lead us.

Today, two and half years in marriage and ministry as a couple, we have seen how God has used us as instruments of change in the lives of youth, young adults and engaged couples.

For me as a woman, the biggest adjustment was to practice the art of respecting my husband and beginning to understand what that sounded and looked like in words and actions. Being an independent woman, with creative emotional expression and strong in my relationship with God and the Holy Spirit, it was and still is a learning experience to realise that he too is lead by God and I need to trust in what he hears and be his support as his wife, friend and spiritual partner.

Time and again when we feel lost, or catch our thought-life steering toward doubt, God quickly reminds us of His promises He gave to us a couple. God has always been our centre and for as long as we live and serve on this earth, He will remain our centre.