As homeschooling parents, how can we ensure that our daughters are ready to go wherever God calls them? Listen to the experience of a father and his daughter, on today’s Home School Heartbeat with Michael Farris.
Michael Farris:
Today I want to welcome my second daughter, Jayme Metzgar, to the show. Jayme, I’m glad to have you on the program.
Jayme Metzgar:
Thank you.
Mike:
I’d like you to tell us about your academic preparation and where that has led you since graduating from high school.
Jayme:
Well, I was able to graduate early from high school, and when I graduated, I followed my interests in art and in English and apprenticed as a graphic designer and an editor. I gained some marketable skills that way and was also able to work in that field for a few years. Then, at age 18, I began to explore whether God would have me get involved in missions. So I went on a short-term trip to Romania, and felt strongly that I should return. I returned to Romania at age 19 and lived there for a year, working as the English-language secretary for the president of an evangelical college there in Romania. And on the weekends I was volunteering at a home for abandoned babies. When I returned to the United States after that year in Romania, I was home for a while, helping my mom homeschool several of my younger brothers and being very active in my church, but I knew God had more for me to do in Romania. So I founded a non-profit organization at age 20, and began raising funds for the small orphanage that I had worked at in Romania. Today, I’m now married and I have three children, but I’m still able to run that ministry from my home. And even though my primary role is that of a wife and mother, I’m really thankful to have the opportunity to stay involved in God’s work in Romania, even from my home.
Mike:
Jayme, thanks so much. I’m Mike Farris.
