Bea was always serious about...
Bea was always serious about her faith, but only after her sixtieth birthday did she feel
God's call to be a pastor. She was confused, but certain she should obey the spiritual
summons. She immediately went half-time at her job so she could enter the two-year
course to become a commissioned lay pastor.
Three months into the study, her best friend, Alexa, died. Alexa's family turned to Bea to
perform the funeral. Bea hadn't gotten that far in her study and asked that they find
someone else. They insisted and she finally agreed.