Mrs. Kimberly Surface

God gave me an amazing family and church that taught me who Jesus was from an early age. When I was six, Dad came to pray with us that night after Good Friday Service, and both my sister and I prayed to give our lives to Jesus. At this age I was comforted knowing Jesus loved me, was with me, and that I’d be with him in Heaven someday.

As I grew in my understanding of God, I began longing to have a deeper relationship with him. When I was 15 I decided to commit a summer to working at Camp Forest Springs, a place I had always felt God working in my heart. During this summer God directed my heart towards understanding how to have a closer relationship with him. Dick Angelo had a service that summer challenging us to look at Romans 12 which talks about us being a living sacrifice. It was then I realized that when I accepted Christ as my savior, I also accepted him as my Lord. My life was not my own anymore, it was HIS. And I would not rather have anyone as the Lord of my life than our God and Savior. Also, that summer, a mentor came alongside me, and she challenged me to be spending time with God daily. Though I had read the bible before, it was never consistent. My prayer time was also scattered, and I had difficulty focusing. She gave me a prayer journal and challenged me to start reading a devotional. Ever since then, I have been spending time with God each day, praying in a prayer journal and learning from his word through a devotional and studying his scripture. I worked at camp each following summer for 6 years and became passionate about serving Christ with my life. I met a young lady who went to Moody Bible institute and decided to pursue Elementary Education there with the hopes of learning to teach with a Biblical Foundation.

My Elementary Education degree at Moody Bible Institute trained me well for teaching in a hands-on way and to incorporate biblical integration into all subjects. I also met my husband at Moody, and he has been a blessing from God and has brought me closer to Him with his patience and Godly leadership.

After Moody I taught two years in Illinois and it is there that I realized I deeply love teaching preschoolers. God led us to Wausau, and I have taught at FCA in the 4K teacher position for 9+ years. While here I have learned so much about trusting God, waiting for his timing, and enjoying teaching students about our God’s amazing world and all he has given us to learn. I sincerely believe everything we learn comes from God and teach students from that focus. I While not at school I love spending time outdoors with my husband and 4 amazing children, and I’m also a photographer for families, seniors and weddings in Wausau.