The last package was sitting on the shelf when Brystol Humpert saw it.

A few days before the annual Texas Junior Angus Show, the 11-year-old and her mom, Misty, were walking through a Christian bookstore to laminate her educational poster when a pack of miniature Jesus figurines caught her eye.

That small moment led to something no one quite expected. 

“We were walking through there, and I saw these little mini Jesuses,” Brystol recalls. “It was the last pack there. And I thought it would be cool to hand them out at the state show.”

Misty agreed, and they bought the package. At the show, Brystol shared the figurines with other exhibitors.

“I just handed them out and thought, ‘That was fun,’” she says. “Then I started thinking, ‘I really want to do that at junior nationals.’”

Agriculture has been woven into Brystol’s family history for generations. The family’s farming and cattle heritage dates back to the late 1800s, and Angus cattle have been a part of that story for more than a decade. The youngest of four siblings, Brystol attended her first cattle show at just 11 days old — and has been on the stock show train ever since.

Like many Angus families, the Humperts plan their summers around the National Junior Angus Show (NJAS). Since her first one in 2017, Brystol says she looks forward to the event each year, seeing it as a way to reconnect with friends from across the country and celebrate the breed she loves. 

This year, however, she arrived in Louisville with a little something extra.

In Louisville, Brystol’s outreach took place one conversation at a time. Showbox Jesus stickers and figurines were placed on a table at the family’s stalls, encouraging visitors to stop by. Throughout the week, Brystol also walked the barns carrying a small plastic container stocked with both. 

“I would walk around with them and some people would say, ‘Hey, can I have one of those?’” Brystol says. “Or I would just ask people if they wanted one. A lot of people said yes.”

Before long, those simple interactions were opening the door to meaningful conversations throughout the NJAS barns.

“I feel like it helped me meet people as well,” she says. “Not only was I giving them a mini Jesus and talking to them about Jesus, but I also met people. That was a really great opportunity.”

Misty says some of the most memorable moments came from watching the conversations Brystol had with others unfold.

“It’s a ministry where you just don’t know how it’s going to affect someone,” she says. “You never know how that conversation or offering that to someone could change their perspective on things or open up a conversation.”

Several of those conversations left a lasting impression.

One came when Brystol had the opportunity to visit with livestock judge and industry leader Will Meadows, he shared a story about giving an impromptu message about faith while judging a livestock show and later receiving a note from someone who had been impacted by it.

He encouraged Brystol to keep going.