May 20, Jessi Lowe. Jason and Leslie White have known each other for many years. The first time he remembers seeing her, Leslie was dating the older brother of one of his childhood best friends, and it would be several years from that point before they would be interested in each other as anything more than friends.
Even so, His Heavenly Father pursued him and showed him kindness and patience; the Lord also brought mentors into his life who would love him well, a beautiful picture of His love. She was the eldest of five siblings, homeschooled from middle school on, and lived in a loving home, where she was safe to enjoy a comfortable, fulfilling childhood.
In , as her youth pastor called everyone down to the altar, her independent streak kept her from leaving her pew to head to the front. She is exactly what I wanted in a wife. Other pastors I have known look for a woman who will benefit their ministry: a singer, a piano player, or whatever. I wanted my wife to be a prayer warrior. And she is! Jason and Leslie White had only been married for seven years, and just completed a renovation on a dream home in a dream location, when they heard the Lord tell them to put their home on the market.
Leslie, the one who had been dreaming of this home in this town, had no idea what they would be doing next, and even so, they sold their home, packed up their two beautiful girls, Ava and Olivia, and believed the Lord would provide.
He was calling them to Carrollton, Georgia. Jason and Leslie were not dissuaded though. Through a series of events, some no less than miraculous, they found themselves at Freedom Point Church, on the westside of Carrollton, Georgia, in In fact, the pastor who was in place at Freedom Point before the Whites was the one who recommended them for the position, knowing that they would be an excellent fit. As many churches did, Freedom Point struggled through the Covid pandemic, coming out of it with just a dozen or so members.
