Sunday, March 7, 2010
9:30 am

Carrie McDonnall's story is a compelling and inspiring one. She and her husband David served together as missionaries in Iraq. In 2004, while serving the Lord there, the couple, along with three coworkers, was ambushed in the northern city of Mosul. The attackers killed her three friends instantly. David and Carrie were able to get to medical help where David would eventually succumb to his injuries. Due to the trauma that her body endured in the attack, Carrie would not find out about her husband's death until many days later. Once awakened from her coma, Carrie began a journey she never dreamed she would have to endure.

Carrie's testimony expands beyond the events of that day and beyond the boundaries of missions. Her testimony speaks loudly into the heart of the Body of Christ reminding its members to live out our faith intentionally, allowing it to reach into every aspect of our lives. Carrie's challenge through the Holy Spirit reaches to the hurting, the suffering, the grieving, the complacent, the hopeful, the weary, the lost, and the saved.

The Lord's work in Carrie's life reminds us that His Sovereignty reaches into each of our lives, and it is His Love and Faithfulness that causes us to carry on in the work He has extended to those who are called children of God.

In her book Facing Terror, Carrie tells the story that began long before the events of March 15, 2004. In the forward of Facing Terror, Beth Moore writes: She described the events that you will read about as she unfolds her story in the pages of this book. Like me, you will probably shake your head and wonder how in the world anyone could live to tell it… I can only hope that I am standing close by in heaven when God reveals His glory in Carrie McDonnall and others like her. What more could they have offered Him? "They did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death" (Revelation 12:11 NIV) Great is their reward.

Carrie's ministry continues to cross the boundaries of cultures and ages as the Lord leads her ministry across states and countries, into churches, quiet retreats, chapel services, mission events, prayer meetings, businesses, and many other places. She currently lives in Texas and is the founder of Carry On Ministries.