Carol Keller

Traveling with a Purpose Carol Keller

After the passing of my husband at the age of 50, I seemed to be living in a fog. I thought to myself, "Who am I now if I'm no longer John's wife? What do I do now?" Depression set in, life seemed so unbearable, and I was so unhappy. I was working as a Supervisor over secretaries in the Criminal Section of the Attorney General's Office in Sacramento, California. As time went on, I began sensing God was telling me to retire early and go on mission trips around the world. As I talked with friends about this, a few of them would say, "You can't retire this young! How long can you live without your income? Y Becoming very confused, I decided to stop listening to friends and listen to the Lord. Driving back to my office from lunch one day I prayed, "Dear God, I know you want me to retire and go on mission trips, and I know you will take care of me, but could you please give me a little sign that I am doing the right thing?" Arriving at work I entered my office and there in the middle of my desk was a note from one of the attorneys I worked with which read, "Please see me about retirement." I had chills as I read the note. I grabbed the note and ran into his office saying, "Do you know you are an answer to prayer?" Of course, you don't normally think of an attorney as being an answer to prayer. I explained what just happened, and he told me he had heard from one of the other attorneys that I wanted to find out how to get information concerning retirement with the State. Then, with a chuckle he replied, "If this doesn't work out for you, I'm going to feel a little responsible." I am grateful God had the attorney place that note on my desk. It helped bring me into an adventure that I only dreamed about. So before we begin my journey, I would like to pause and share with you "My Testimony -The Moment That Changed My Life." After reading my testimony, let the travels begin!