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Being a Spiritual Contributor Growing up as a pastor’s daughter, Cailee (Henderson) Owens, ‘21, learned how to love without measure and serve with gratitude. At Cumberlands, she’s become a leader in ministry. She has led several life groups and has evangelized around campus in various ways. During Cailee’s junior year of high school, her mother was diagnosed with cancer, and two of Cailee’s friends passed away unexpectedly. These traumatic events led her even closer to God and formed an unbreakable bond between her and the Lord. It solidified her faith. “I felt God strongly and talked to Him all the time,” Cailee said. “I was saved at a young age, but that season was when I really solidified the fact that God is all I need, and He will give me joy and hope and contentment, no matter what I’m going through.” After that experience, she knew she wanted to go to a Christian college. During her first week at Cumberlands, she visited the Activities Fair and got plugged into Campus Ministries. She also joined a local congregation, Immanuel Baptist Church. Immanuel focuses on teaching the Gospel and emphasizes the importance of contributing to other people’s spiritual lives. “We talk about how we can reach out to other life group leaders, help get people to come to church, and how can we get them involved,” said Cailee. “A ‘spiritual consumer’ is someone who is always taking in all of the sermons, taking away good things from the life groups, but never planting their own contributions or having intentional conversations with others. We strive to be spiritual contributors instead of spiritual consumers. We focus a lot on that.” Cailee and her husband have become definite spiritual contributors. They are involved in local ministries and college ministries, and they recently began hosting a co-ed life group with another married couple. In addition, Cailee tries to meet new people and talk about Jesus with them, when she can. “God is enough. He’s all you need to be happy, joyful and content. No matter what season you’re in or what you’re going through, He’s big enough to get you through things and to love you,” Cailee said. Her goal after graduation is to pursue her master’s degree. Eventually, she wants to work with a local ministry as their accountant or financial advisor. Until then, she and her husband will be at Cumberlands pouring into whomever the Lord brings their way, contributing to their spiritual lives the best they can.
I ACT because. . . I want to follow Jesus’ example to love and live sacrificially. Cailee (Henderson) Owens, ’21
