The place was Hollywood, California. The woman’s name was Henrietta Mears. Miss Mears taught the college-aged singles at her church, Hollywood Presbyterian Church. Henrietta became frustrated that she was not able to give her students first rate material to educate them. So what did this single woman do? She sensed God’s desire for the education of the students and was moved to action in a "cause" greater than herself. Henrietta began a small publishing enterprise out of her garage. It grew into Gospel Light Publishers, one of the most effective publishers of its day.

Henrietta then became frustrated because she was aware of the fact that so many Christians living in crowded Los Angeles needed a place to withdraw and be with God outdoors where they could hear him better. She sensed again that God’s desires were greater than the challenge. She drove to the San Gabriel Mountains and found what she believed was a perfect location. The man who owned it hadn't been inclined to sell it, but the prayers and faith of Miss Mears closed the deal. This beautiful sight became Forest Home, one of the premier spiritual conference centers in the country.

Henrietta then became frustrated by not having a good single volume introduction to the Bible that could help her students understand what it was all about, so she wrote one herself that sold hundreds of thousands of copies and continues to sell today, decades after her death.

She did all these things and many more despite doing them in a day when many people thought a woman had no business doing such things. Time and again she took the step of faith and time and again the bridge was there. Did I mention that in addition to the hundreds of lives she touched, she greatly influenced Billy Graham, Bill Bright and former Senate Chaplain Richard Halverson?

All of the above mentioned was enough for me to choose this amazing woman as a profile of courage; yet the moment of her life that caught my attention and arrested my spiritual senses the most, was the final moment of her life. At the end of her remarkable life, as she lay on her deathbed, someone asked her, “Miss Mears, if you had it to do over again, would you do anything differently?" She thought for a moment before replying, "If I had it all to do over again, I would have trusted Christ more."

A powerful exhortation from a woman who by faith with actions, brought about astounding accomplishments. Maybe God is calling you to trust Him at some point of frustration in your life? This one thing we can be sure of, no one ever regretted trusting Christ more -- ever!