Two and a half years ago, God began a stirring in Sandy & I’s hearts that has become stronger & stronger as the days go by. It started as a thought and then a dream to plant a life-giving church of our own and through time, much prayer & counsel from key leaders in our life it has begun to take shape into what it is today.

After serving under the leadership of Pastor Rick Bezet from New Life Church of Arkansas for eight years, we were sent out to prepare for our future church plant while serving under the leadership of Pastor Larry Stockstill of Bethany World Prayer Center in June 2009. I have been honored & blessed beyond measure to serve under these two mighty men of God and pray that I take with me the many life lessons, strength of the word, and leadership that they have taught me over the course of time.

During our 21 days of prayer & fasting in January 2010, our main prayer focus was for God to show us the city to which He has called us. We had visited a number of cities throughout the course of this past year and were drawn to two in particular. Throughout the fast, our hearts began growing for the city of Houston, TX and during this time we actually took our 2nd trip to the area of Kingwood / Atascocita, TX. On this trip, the peace of God within us was undeniable! An overwhelming burden for the area was deposited in our hearts and divine connections were made as we felt a sense of “home” that we’d never felt in any other place previously visited…

With that being said, we are thrilled to announce that the leadership of Bethany World Prayer Center will be sending us out to begin this new venture of our life in July 2010. Our projected plans are to launch Journey Church Texas in January 2011.