We have visited 7 different cities in Texas for various reasons and I want to give you a glimpse of our time in a few of them!
Our first stop in Texas was Houston.
Our team worked with an organization called The Keystone Project.
A World Race Alumni and one of my dear friends Calli is the one who got us in contact with the ministry. She had moved and started working there after the race and was excited to invite us into it.
Our ministry was AWESOME. Our contact lived in a part of the city I didn’t even know existed.
Fun fact, Houston represents nearly 50 nations and we were living smack dab in the middle of them. There are tons of immigrants and refugees from Burma, China, Vietnam, Venezuela, Trinidad, Malaysia, Afghanistan, just to name a few.
Our host lived in one of the apartment complex’s that was filled with a large number of immigrants. And our ministry was to make connections with them, get to know them, and share the Gospel with them. The Keystone Project focuses on making disciples. Making disciples in this particular part of the city is important because most of these people have families in other countries and by reaching one person, there is the potential to reach all of the nations.
As most of you know I lived in Malaysia for a month and it was so cool to step back into that culture and connect with people through my experiences in their home country. We met a family one night just walking through the complex. There was a women and child on their balcony and they waved at us, so of course we took that opportunity to visit with them. They welcomed us in so graciously and their hospitality was second to none. They were Muslim and had come to America from Malaysia. I was able to show them pictures from my trip and see the joy on their faces when they saw a familiar place. It was an awesome way to connect with them, a lot of the people I met, missed their home and their families and lit up talking about it. I never would have guessed that my experience over a year ago, hundreds of miles away from Texas, would be brought back up, but God most certainly did, and he used it to love on His children in Houston. That night we sat and fellowshipped with complete strangers that didn’t have the same beliefs or culture, but we had the same desire to be heard and seen. Our differences didn’t keep us from encouraging them, listening to them, and loving on them. They knew we loved Jesus and they asked questions about Him and our beliefs. Though we didn’t see salvations that night, we still saw relationships being built and love being shown even through our differences.
Leaving Houston, we stopped in Katy to visit with my teammate Amber’s family. They were absolutely incredible, they took us in for a few days. We got to meet and get to know her parents and she got to show us around her hometown. We also had the opportunity to pray healing over her uncle and spend time together as a team.
A few weeks later we went to Austin!
Austin was such a blessing to me, we stayed with an Alumni, Carmen, that has started a foster care ministry. And she is BOMB. She is young, driven, and so full of love for kiddos. We did ministry with her for a couple of days. Her ministry is called Home Austin, the ministry exists to help children and families involved in Foster Care. And their goal is to see a world where every kid is in a safe and loving home! I encourage you to support them by click the link and learn more about their mission!
Fort Worth!
We were only in Fort Worth for two nights and we stayed at my brother and sister in law’s house! We were only in Fort Worth to pick up our teammate at the airport, but we made the stop worth our while. I had my mother and college friend drive up and I found a wedding dress and then my brother had a cookout for my team and we spent time with his community group. My brother Eythan has a business/ministry of his own. He is a super talented wood worker that founded Hidden Scripture Design and their primary goal is to spread the word of God through means of handmade creation. Each piece of furniture comes branded with a bible verse located in an inconspicuous place with hopes that someone will find it at the right time, look it up, and be encouraged. My team and I were immensely blessed by their hospitality! I love them both more than words can say and I am beyond proud of their business and pursuit of the Lord.
HOMETOWN! My team got to visit Nocona and stay with my family. (My parents were rock star’s for letting 12 people crash at their house!) It wasn’t for long, but my team impacted my family and Montague County Cowboy Church by sharing their testimonies and their faith in Jesus. Thank you to MCCC for inviting us to speak during your Wednesday night service, God is moving through you all and it is so evident to the people around you.
Our last stop in Texas was Amarillo!
Amarillo is my teammate Melissa’s hometown. Our time there was crazy busy but so fun. Our first night there Dosson and I went to Melissa’s parent’s small group with them. We fellowshipped over food and got to share our story. They were so supportive and loved us so well. We had a day of adventure, we woke up that morning and hiked up to Lighthouse in Palo Duro Canyon then spray-painted cadillac’s at Cadillac Ranch. It was such a short and sweet time!
Thank you for reading my newest update, Great Is Your Faithfulness Series: Texas edition!
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With love & surrender,
Alex
