$1000 Giveaway!

Congratulations to Jessie Roa Jr. on winning the $1000 giveaway! Yesterday was so much fun wrapping up our study on the topic of generosity. I personally learned so much about being a generous person not just with my finances but in every area of my life. It helped me better understand the "why" behind what I do in relation to serving others. I can see God at work right now in our church family by creating a heart of service in people. I am so grateful for all of the people that are generous with their gifts and time to make Destiny a great church. Without the "unseen members" at work, there is NO WAY we could pull off what we do on Sunday mornings. From the set up crew to the kids ministries and everything in between you guys are becoming a dream team! Because of you, we saw 5 people accept Christ yesterday, and we were able to bless someone with $1000. God has done amazing things and we are only 19 weeks old!!!! I feel like a little kid on Christmas Eve when i think about where we will be one year from now!!! Thanks for allowing me and Tracy to be a part of it.

Pastor Duane White

This week I had the honor of hosting Pastor Duane White of The Bridge Church in Denton, Tx and founder of Beyond These Shores Ministries in our home for two nights of ministry with some of our leadership team. Pastor Duane opened the Word and hit the nail right on the head with where we are as a team. His strong prophetic gift was in action both nights as some very powerful words were spoken over several members of the team. I am really excited to see what God will do in the coming months. I know that we are sitting at a very strategic and important time in the life of our church. God is doing some things VERY quickly right now. I can see that it was a divine appointment for Pastor Duane to be here at this time. I know that God has changed me within the last month and I also know that He has changed the lives of several people in our fellowship in radical ways!! He is getting us ready for something great! Has there been an increased amount of "God activity" in your life lately? If so please share it.

And Their Off!

It's official, my girls made it all the way to Alabama today. They have never flown before and they did it all alone. Tracy cried (no surprise) and Isaac is already asking when are they coming back! We will miss them a lot while they are gone but it will be good for them to get some grandparent time in. They are very excited to see their friends back in Alabama but it was hard leaving the friends they have made here. I am so grateful for what God has done in our family with this transition to a new home. We were kinda worried at first about the girls finding other girls their age. The boys did fine because they played football almost right away. It took about 4 months of me and Tracy just getting outside in our neighborhood playing with our kids and then slowly other kids began coming out to join us. That was the perfect chance for us to go knock on some doors and meet our neighbors. Many of them attend and serve at Destiny! The kids really do not fully understand the very important role they have in building the church. Do you have any stories where God used something unlikely to get His will done in your life?

Blown Away!

I have to say that this whole RAOK thing is really generating some excitement in so many lives as well as mine. I have heard so many stories of how people are really touching the lives of others in their world. Just take some time and read some of the comments below. In church yesterday we learned that generosity has nothing to do with our money, possessions or our STUFF. It's all about the heart. I am seeing so many "heart's" at work in our church. People are getting there serve on in some amazing ways.
I know that we have all been waiting to hear how Richard is doing with the $50 bucks i entrusted to him to him. To live with it "wide open". I spoke with him yesterday and he handed me a piece of paper with a list of things he had done to show generosity to people around him. The list included: buying lunch for two students in line behind him. Buying a card showing his thanks to a woman of influence in his life. He bought some food for a homeless person. He paid for the food of some people behind him in line at a restaurant. I loved reading his list. Most of all though, the smile on his face as he handed me the paper was worth it all. I saw his "heart" shinning through. He was SO PROUD of himself. I am proud of him as well. What if RAOK was a way of life for us all? What if it wasn't an "event" or a card? We may be on to something here...................
Keep the comments coming. You are encouraging all of us in this SERVALUTION!!!!