Faith & Calling
A Life Surrendered to Purpose
Karen Rae's personal faith journey — the calling, the seasons of waiting, and the obedience that gave birth to Made for Impact.
Created on Purpose
She believes every person was created intentionally by God.
Karen Rae is a woman of faith, a single mother of two daughters, and someone who has spent much of her life helping others recognize what is possible. At the center of everything she does is a conviction she holds deeply: every person was created intentionally by God — with inherent worth, unique gifts, and a purpose that matters.
Yet Karen Rae also knows how easy it is to lose sight of that truth. She has lived it herself.
A Calling Spoken in Her Twenties
God placed a calling on her heart long before she was ready to walk in it.
For years, Karen Rae carried a calling in her heart to help others discover their identity, worth, and God-given purpose. That calling had been spoken over her life since her twenties, and she lived out portions of it through her work, leadership, ministry, and personal relationships.
But responsibilities, difficult circumstances, fear, and her own uncertainty kept her from fully pursuing the larger vision. There was always something more urgent that needed her attention. There was always a reason to believe the timing was not quite right.
Even then, God was preparing her.
Seasons of Refinement
She has walked through what she now helps others walk through.
She has experienced seasons of achievement and seasons of starting over. She has walked through disappointment, divorce, single motherhood, grief, uncertainty, and the responsibility of caring for others while quietly trying to find her own way forward.
She knows what it feels like to lose sight of who you are, question your worth, struggle to let go, and wonder whether too much time has passed to become the person God created you to be.
Karen Rae does not share this message because she has mastered every area of her own life. She shares it because she has walked through these questions herself — and is still walking through them. Her credibility comes from a lifetime of faith and service, and a willingness to speak honestly about what she has learned through her own mistakes, healing, losses, and new beginnings.
"You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives."
Genesis 50:20
The Act of Obedience
We are not promised tomorrow.
When Karen Rae's daughters unexpectedly lost their father, everything changed. His sudden death confronted her with a truth that could no longer be ignored: we are not promised tomorrow.
It caused her to look honestly at her own life. Was she fully living the life God had given her? Was she using her gifts? Was she walking in obedience? Was she showing her daughters what it looks like to live with courage and intention?
Now in her fifties, Karen Rae realized she could no longer wait for the perfect time to pursue what God had placed in her heart. The perfect time might never come. The time was now.
Made for Impact is her act of obedience — and her invitation to others to stop postponing the life God is calling them to live.
The Heart of Made for Impact
For the person who knows she was made for more.
Made for Impact is a faith-centered journey created for the person who knows she was made for more but is unsure how to move forward. It is for the woman who has spent years caring for everyone else and no longer recognizes herself. It is for the person rebuilding after disappointment, heartbreak, loss, or choices she wishes she could change.
Through Made for Impact, Karen Rae helps people understand who they are in Christ, recognize their God-given worth, heal and let go of what has kept them bound, renew their minds, discover their gifts, and begin living with purpose.
Karen Rae understands that difficult experiences do not have to disqualify us. When surrendered to God, they can become part of the preparation that equips us to help someone else.
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Jeremiah 29:11
Your story is not over.
Your past does not disqualify you.
Your age does not define what is still possible.
You were created on purpose and for a purpose.
And the time to begin is now.
Explore Made for Impact
If Karen Rae's story resonates with yours, Made for Impact may be the next step. Learn more about the program, upcoming gatherings, and how to connect.