What happens when you say yes to God’s invitation to mentor? Miriam Campbell’s story offers a glimpse into how opening your life to others can shape your calling in unexpected ways through mentoring.

When I first met Miriam, I felt an immediate sense of warmth and safety. Like I could open up and tell her my whole life story and feel seen and valued by her. It’s not hard to imagine the impact she had on the women she’s had the opportunity to mentor, and how their lives were transformed because she chose to obey God’s voice.

Miriam didn’t step into mentoring trying to impress or prove herself. Like many women, she felt the weight of the questions that often surface when opening your life to others.

“I think whenever anybody does this for the first time, they are immediately scared. You start thinking, ‘Can I do this? Am I smart enough?’” – Miriam Campbell

But mentoring quickly reshaped her understanding of what mattered. It wasn’t about having the right words or a perfected life. It was about offering what God had already formed through her own story.

“This is your life, the way you’ve lived it, the mistakes you’ve made. It’s not perfection that you’re going for. It’s imperfection.” – MC

Over time, Miriam walked alongside women through seasons of grief, loss, and uncertainty. Each group was different, and each gathering carried the unknown.

“You never know what’s going to show up, but if you know that God is there with you, you can trust that He has already gone ahead and worked in the heart.” – MC.

Rather than managing outcomes, she learned to remain attentive. Her role was to be present, to listen well, to be real, and to trust God to meet each moment as it came.

When a yes becomes a calling

Miriam’s ‘yes’ began decades ago in a season marked by loneliness and fear. In that place, she brought her pain honestly to God and encountered a peace that changed the way she moved forward.

“I just said, ‘God, if I know it’s from You, my answer is yes.’ And mentoring is a yes.” – MC

Because of that yes, Miriam began making room for others. Sometimes in groups, sometimes one-on-one. Over time, that willingness grew into a life shaped by hospitality and spiritual care.

She also began to recognize the gifts God had quietly placed within her. “The things you take for granted, those become tools that can help someone else.”

Often, Miriam didn’t realize the impact she was making in the moment. Those faithful, ordinary interactions were rarely marked as significant, yet they continued to bear fruit, shaping the lives of the women she welcomed and walked alongside.

That quiet faithfulness was deeply known by those closest to her like her husband, Regi Campbell (founder of Radical Mentoring) who once wrote about the way she lived out her calling, describing a woman who consistently made room for others with humility, presence, and care. 

The warmth so many women experienced in her mentoring was simply the way she lived, day after day, out of obedience and love.

An invitation to say yes

If Miriam’s story stirred something in you, or if you’ve already been sensing God gently inviting you to make room for others, take time to sit with that nudge. Bring it to Him in prayer. Mentoring doesn’t always begin with clarity or a clear plan. Often, it begins with attention and trust.

Miriam’s story reminds us that a simple “yes,” offered in obedience, can grow into something deeply meaningful over time. God works through lived experience, through faithfulness in ordinary moments, and through hearts that are willing to respond when He calls.

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