Girls! I cannot wait for you to hear this one! Pastor Deidra from the Coitsville Campus, and it's straight fire. Literally. We talked about a class she recently taught at Coitsville called Tried by Fire. We talk about her journey in the fire, what it looks like, what it means, what she learned of herself and of God through it all and why it's so important for each of us to hear this. At some point, every Christian will go through the fire. You have to know this, God isn't afraid of your mess, and you shouldn't be either. And no matter what you're going through right now, there's a better question to ask besides, "What is God trying to teach me." Take a listen to hear all the things, and we pray it encourages you on your journey.

The book Pastor Deidra mentioned was The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life by Hannah Whitehall Smith. This is the Amazon link if you'd like to check it out: https://www.amazon.com/Christians-Secret-Happy-Life-Illustrated/dp/1689198125/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=SK3S9XDS2OTP&dchild=1&keywords=hannah+whitall+smith+books&qid=1621884381&sprefix=hannah+whitehall%2Cspecialty-aps%2C215&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFONTlFS0cxRTIzTkcmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA2OTg2MjAxVTBDU1hFOUZBOVhSJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAzMzAxODAyUDJMS0IyVkJXMDlOJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

Biography:
Deidre Rivera and her husband Juan are lead pastors of the Coitsville Campus of Victory Christian Center.  Their heart is to invest into and build a strong connection with their community and to empower people to live like children of God. Deidre is the mother of three daughters and, along with investing into the church, she devotes her time to creating a home and atmosphere where her family can grow in God together and as individuals. She is passionate about God and His goodness and the expression of that goodness to others.