Kathy Z.

“From the beginning, it felt like I was sitting with my best friend”, said Kathy Z. when she first met Rebecca. They met when Kathy sold her Irvine home and relocated to Tustin. Rebecca is her realtor and showed her a property in Tustin, but when it didn’t work out, Rebecca invited Kathy to have a soda and to just talk about life instead.

Kathy reflects now that "you never know when God will place a 'person of peace' in your life!" She sees Rebecca as a person of peace – a person who is not a Christian but who God has placed in your life and in whom He is actively working. We might recognize them by how easily we connect with them, serve them, or how they want to serve and encourage us. They are receptive when we intentionally want to be friends and bless them, and they respond to our efforts in a similar fashion.

Since their initial encounter, Kathy and Rebecca regularly keep in touch. Rebecca loves animals so much that when Kathy’s dog, Robina, was sick, she came and cooked for her. Not Kathy, the dog. When Kathy fractured her kneecap, Rebecca was there to walk Robina. One of Rebecca's clients owned a pontoon boat, so she invited Kathy to a lunch on board. Another memorable invitation was a lunch they shared at the Capitol Grille, which was one of the times they were able to connect at a deeper level about personal and spiritual things.

Rebecca enjoys the relationship with Kathy so much that she always asks to be squeezed into Kathy’s busy schedule. Kathy says, “To me, a person of peace is someone that can be closer than perhaps even my family. The connection with Rebecca was automatic, and we both accepted that. God handed me a lifeline in my quest for friendships. That lifeline has multiplied. Rebecca knows about my church involvement. I believe God was working in her heart before we met, and I am now praying for that time when I can share my faith with her and invite her to talk with me about God.”