Rex Wallace
Business management
Uganda

When I was a high school student, material success was my life’s primary goal. My family had little material wealth, and I wanted to be different.

Following my parents’ lead, I rarely attended church. When I was 17, I knew something was missing. I felt the Holy Spirit tugging at me and knew there was something more. At a revival on my mom and dad’s wedding anniversary, I met Jesus. My parents were not there, but I’m sure glad He didn’t let that keep me from meeting Him. I started attending church a little more frequently, but my lifestyle didn't really change all that much.

“Not just saved”

In college I got involved in the Baptist Student Union. That was one of the greatest things to ever happen to me. I met friends--including my future wife--who were not just saved, but passionate about their Savior. I had not seen that kind of fire before. I was discipled, and I began to grow.

I felt called to some type of ministry, but I went on ambitiously with my other plans, not knowing exactly what God wanted me to do. My wife and I got married just before I graduated.

“God-sized hole”

I finished a business management degree, and then went on to get my MBA. I got into the employee benefits industry and obtained my designation as a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist. Before I knew it, I was a consultant--a consultant with a deep, empty, God-sized hole. I started teaching youth Sunday School, and then became a TeamKID coach at church. That helped fill in that hole, but it still felt so deep.

My wife and I (and our two children) felt God leading us to move to another state. We were not sure why. After we were there a short time, my wife and I attended a class called “Perspectives,” which gives a broad introduction to the history of world missions, as well as many ways to serve. God spoke to us greatly through that class.

“Weaning”

We knew our call, and we realized why He moved us to a new state. God moved us there to begin "weaning" our relationships with family and friends. It's much easier to move grandkids a couple of states away than to move halfway around the world.

“All things are possible”

We are in Uganda now, working with the Karamojong tribes. I will work in Chronological Bible Storying—-telling Bible stories to the tribes, beginning with creation and continuing through Christ.

God is proving with me that you don't have to be a pastor, you don't have to have seminary education, and you don't have to be anything special. You just have to be obedient and willing because it is all through Him. If I'm in Uganda without God, I'm no good to anyone. But with Him, all things are possible.

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