Page 8 2024 Hometown HEROES Magazine LINCOLN DAILY NEWS June/July 2024 years, spoke of her impact. Edgecombe said residents became like family to Julie in her years of ministry at the Christian Village. He then said Julie put her whole self [into the work] and allowed people to see the love of Jesus. Carolyn Neal, who has known the Kings many years said, “Julie eased the transition of my mother’s move to The Christian Village a long time ago with her genuine hospitality and understanding of delicate dynamics. Julie was a critical component of the care group, but more importantly was the one person who could read troubled faces, feel burdened hearts, and stop in the middle of the hallway to put her arms around you and pray.” In reflecting on Julie’s retirement, Neal said, “I join Julie’s family, clients, and friends in praying for a marvelous, well-deserved ‘retirement.’ I know that Julie relates to the dragonfly with its ability to go in any direction as needed. She is a very beautiful Dragonfly Lady, so her retirement will simply continue her life’s great adventure.” The Neals and the Kings both attend Lincoln Christian Church, and Carolyn Neal has seen Julie’s heart for people there too. Neal spoke of Julie’s character saying, “As a matter of fact, I dearly love to hear Julie pray ~ in the nursing home, at home Bible study sessions, at the end of a meeting, in Sunday School class, over someone in need, quietly in your ear or over the phone. Her sense of empathy is exceptional, matched only by her unbridled yet gentle acts of kindness. It doesn’t seem to even occur to her to hold back at an opportunity to serve. How does she have so much to give? She totally relies on Christ to use her to His glory.”
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