I waited on my end of the call with a quart jar of iced bubbly water and tangible anticipation. I couldn’t believe I was about to interview Mrs. Patsy Clairmont. To say her “reputation precedes her” seems too light a statement. This beloved woman is a genuine pioneer and mother in the faith. She’s written dozens of best-selling books and spoken before millions around the world, not to mention training hundreds for the platform. Yet somehow beyond what I could explain or even understand, God had connected us.

Suddenly my screen lit up. There she was in her home office, a wall of books and sweet pup curled up in a chair behind her…