Kim Rudisill and Life Long Learning

I have been friends with Kim and her husband Ken Rudisill for many years. They have both been involved in a variety of ministries and given leadership to ministries within LWCC over the years.

Kim was one of the facilitator/mentors for the Leading Edge this past year. Kim and Ken have been part of the Ethiopian / Sendafa outreach ministry of LWCC.  Since LWCC works with AIDS patients in the village of Sendafa, Kim decided she needed more training. Kim recently sent me an email.

Here are her words:

Hi Pastor Brian. I wanted to let you know about my journey in life long learning. One of the things I decided to learn more about this year was HIV/AIDS. Sendafa has become important in my life so I thought this would be something useful for me to learn more about.

I have been reading some books and today I went to a mini-conference on HIV/AIDS and the faith community. It was very informative and practical. Hopefully, some of the people I met will be a great resource for my continual learning.

I am putting the things I learn into a notebook so that it might be a useful resource for others.

Here are some leadership things I see in Kim:

• She has a vision and mission in life and part of that has to do with building relational ministry in Sendafa, Ethiopia. There is a great, heartfelt passion she has for this.
• She (and her husband Ken) are willing to pay a price to do this. It is neither cheap or easy to get to Sendafa.
• She is committed to excellence in her service, ministry and leadership.
• That commitment to excellence propels Kim into life long learning endeavors so she can continue to grow and develop.
• And she is doing something with what she learns. She is keeping a journal of some sort where she records key ideas and insights. She does this for herself, but also so she has something to pass on to others.

So - great leadership being modeled by Kim. Kim, thanks for your heart of service and for your commitment to being the best leader you can be.

Brian Rice

Comments

[Rob Hager]

Way to go Kim! You are an ispiration to others. This is a true example of living your life full and with purpose. I enjoyed spending time with you this past year in Leading Edge. One thing I really admire about you is your non-anxious presence and your humility.

Keep up your life long learning journey. You will be blessed in ways unimaginable. The journal of your learning experiences is a wonderful ideda as I inject snippets of learned lessons in my journal also, to go back from time to time and reread those experiences and lessons is important as well.

Kudos!