The Story of How Unveiling Got Started In Jail
In 2018 I received a jury summons. A couple of months later, I jumped in my car, ready to head to the local courthouse, when I realized I needed to find out where it was located. I pulled out my jury summons to look at the address and noticed it said the San Diego County courthouse (45 minutes away), not the local courthouse that was 15 minutes away. I said to myself, “Oh, shoot! How will I ever make it to San Diego in 30 minutes?” I knew there was no way I could make it on time, so I got out of the car, went back inside my home, and called the courthouse to figure out what to do. The lady on the phone told me to pick any date to reschedule, so I opened my calendar and randomly selected a day.
About a month and a half later, I headed to the courthouse, and when I arrived, they informed us that an important trial would be happening. They said they would be calling 70 names to go upstairs to begin jury selection. I was one of the 70 selected, and after two days of jury selection, by God's grace, I was chosen as juror number one.
One night during the trial, as I was going to bed, I had a vision from the Lord. I saw myself hugging the woman on trial and accused of second-degree murder. I immediately heard God say, "She needs to hear the message of Unveiling, and all the other women in jail need to!" So, once the trial ended, I started looking into volunteering in the jail so I could be obedient to God. I was told they had one volunteer spot left, and they gave it to me! A few weeks later, I led my first Unveiling class with inmates.
But that is not all. The woman who was accused of second-degree murder was in my first class! This is a big deal because:
She had no idea I was leading it.
The class was not mandatory, so she chose to come on her own.
There were four housing units for women, and only one of the units could come to my class, and it happened to be her unit.
She was supposed to be sentenced and sent off to state prison several months prior. Her sentencing got pushed back, which is why she was still in jail.
As I look back, I can see that when I was headed to the “wrong courthouse,” that mistake was ordained by God. When I called to reschedule and "randomly" picked a new jury duty date, that was ordained by God. When I got selected as a juror out of 70 other people, that was ordained by God. When I had a vision during the trial, that was ordained by God. When I got the last volunteer spot in the jail, that was ordained by God. When her housing unit was the only unit allowed to come to my class, that was ordained by God. And, when her sentencing was pushed back, that was ordained by God. This whole story reminded me that God's timing is perfect, and He is orchestrating and divinely planning our lives and steps!