So, it is here that I begin.  My name is Christina Labbé and I am a sinner, who is saved by the grace of God.  I grew up in a wonderful Christian home with 2 brothers and a sister (who was born when I was 15), next door to grandparents who used every opportunity to teach me about what it meant to follow Jesus, in both their words and their actions.  Even though life at home was good, I struggled with rejection from my peers, and being an emotional girl, was hurt by their exclusion.  God has redeemed that time in my life using it to draw me to Himself and to give me a heart for those who are rejected and excluded from society, outcasts whom He loves.

I was educated to work with emotionally disturbed children and youth and have had the privilege of working with young offenders in a maximum-security facility, pregnant teens, single mothers, those who struggle with addiction and people who are homeless.  These are the people that God was preparing me to love, people that society tells us are unlovable, but here's the real truth: if society really knew you and I, we'd seem unlovable too.  Hallelujah, He loves us!

I've been married for just over 8 years to Ken, who day by day, shows me the grace of God.  We worship and minister to and with the congregation at Faith Reformed Church in Kingsville, Ontario, Canada.  God seems to consistently call us to ministries where He leads us to connect (people to Jesus and each other), encourage, empower and equip. Women's ministry is no different.  I look forward to how God will lead us in those areas as together we follow Him, our risen Saviour and the one who makes us ALIVE WITH CHRIST.