Kass is on the far left. Teresa is beside her. This is when we had an unplanned little reunion at a community theater in Tullahoma. This was a couple of months prior to Kass’ baptism. Cassie is on the far right. She was most instrumental in bringing them both to this precious place in His arms! I remember we said “This show is going on forever!” that night. We were a little anxious about driving home that night. But the “forever” reunion that 100 percent of us women, now, in this little pic will have one day, will have no anxious moments and no drives home! We will be forever HOME!
It’s the greatest privilege of this lifetime (besides just living for Him myself) to tell you that someone else has decided to give her life to the One who gave His life for her. Kass VonWert, a digger at Little Mountain in Winchester, Tennessee has made that decision. I love this woman. I love her daughter and I love this group at Little Mountain who helped bring her to the Lord.
A few years back, Cassie Welsh, whose husband is now the minister at Little Mountain, asked me for some extra Digging Deep books for her best friend from childhood, and her mama–great people. They truly are salt-of-the-earth people. Teresa, the daughter of Kass, with the influence of Cassie and lots of other good people, studied her way into the Lord’s church, and was baptized a couple of years ago. She is a hard worker at Camp Moriah, the girls camp at Little Mountain, where we try and teach teen girls and their mamas all things Titus 2. In fact, Teresa worked so hard there, for years, that I thought she was a member of that church. Imagine my surprise when I found out that Teresa was baptized and added to the church. I had always loved her, but I get to love her now as my sister…the one who worked the work before she was even walking the walk with Him, in the most important sense! I love her! Did I say that?! (And she is a mechanic! I think she is the only sister I know who could rebuild my engine!)
(l-r)–Kass and Teresa
But her mama was there, too…working. Slowly, I put the pieces together. Kass Von Wert, this woman who was so kind and faithfully present at Camp Moriah, was Teresa’s mom. I began to pray for her. But others were being the constant examples to this good woman who was in the kitchen, on the pew, and in the classrooms, sewing and learning, And she was digging.
And now, here she is…your sister and one of the most diligent ones you will ever have. I know you will read this Kass, so let me just say something to you:
What you did on December 22nd, 2025 is, of course, the most important thing you will ever do in this lifetime. In that endless day around His throne, I hope I get to sit by you and sing His praises. I hope we can remember December 22nd and how your loved ones at Little Mountain surrounded you when all of your sins were washed away by the precious blood that He gave for you. I hope you will always know that His prayer, from the cross– “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do,” –was answered for you that night when you went into the water. I hope you know that when God looks at you now, He sees His Son and he calls you His daughter. He hears and answers your prayers . He tenderly is leading you home. I can’t wait to see you again here, in our little world, at Little Mountain. I’m hoping for a group hug. But I REALLY can’t wait to see you there at His majestic throne! That will be a BIG group hug!
Here’s the little tile coaster that Teresa gave me shortly after her baptism. She inscribed it on the back for me.
Here are the verses she cited:
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome. For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
Teresa and, now, Kass are begotten, commandment keeping, overcoming, victorious believers! If these verses say anything, they say that. Did I mention I love them?…and now, I love them all the way to the throne!
