Hello Wilson's Mills Family!
My husband and I are so excited to start this journey of ministry together with your families!
While he is gifted in the realm of public speaking and introductions, I am much more
comfortable with words on paper (or a screen as this is). In this, I hope that you can see my
heart just as clearly as you will his in face-to-face conversation.
My name is Rebekah, and my husband Matthew and I met a little over 2 years ago. It was a
whirlwind, truly God-ordained, dating period. It lasted exactly 9 months, from meeting to
marriage. While this might seem quick to some, it wasn't quick enough for us, as we had each
found the one whom our soul loved in each other.
As for our background, I was born and raised in Johnston County while he grew up in upstate
New York. Though our family values growing up mirrored each other, the paths our lives took
could not have been more different. I grew up in church, and had parents that involved
themselves heavily in church ministry. I was saved at a very early age, and while I strayed in
high-school the Lord captured my full heart around the age of 17 during a youth event at my
childhood church. At 18, I spent 4 months in the Philippines partnering with numerous mission
organizations to bring the gospel into local public school systems across the many islands of
the Philippines. Through countless other mission trips, my desire for local missions grew and I
realized that youth ministry could be the greatest mission field I could be called to. I am so
blessed to have found the Lord at a young age, and my testimony reflects that great mercy
Christ has given me. He rescued me not only from the sin I was in, but the sin I was surely
going to fall deeper into. The next generation is the church of today, not tomorrow, and I am
eagerly anticipating what God can do in their hearts using my husband and I.
As for Matthew, while he grew up in church and also had parents involved in ministry, he fell
into a whole different path in life as a young adult. After graduating highschool, he went into
the marine corps and served 9 years at various bases across the US and beyond. During
those years, his life mirrored the world a whole lot more than his upbringing. Like many of us,
he fell captive to the desires of the flesh and of the world. His story is his to share, but
conviction, repentance, and the Grace of God brought him from San Diego California to North
Carolina, where he would later come to meet me.
Fast forwarding to current life. We just bought our first home with our 7 year old husky puppy
Arya in November of 2023. Shortly after, Matthew finished up his last contract with the Marine
Corps. I work full-time as a Registered Nurse at the Nash County Health Department with the
maternity/children program. Matthew is a full-time student at Shaw University, going for his
Christian Ministry degree. He plans to go to Southeastern later on to get his Masters in
Divinity. We plan to start our family in the next year by starting the process of fostering. We
spend most nights doing DIY house projects, playing board games/cards, or finding our new
favorite coffee shop of the month.
We are so very blessed and excited for this opportunity to love this church and this
community in the coming years!
Please pray for us as we make this transition into ministry with you!
