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Today I have the privilege to Honor our Senior Pastors. The only way I can explain it best is – Because of your obedience, you sacrifice, and being submissive to the true gospel of Jesus Christ- My life has been transformed, my wife’s, my kids and our future. Not to mention some of the people we meet along the way.

All because you two answered the call and said, “Send me, here I am”

See, back in 2010 when Eva and I were seeking direction- part time Christian ( a.k.a lukewarm Christians), trying to figure out where to go and God lead us to Faith and Victory, we didn’t know that our lives would be transformed.

The process started and – He removed the heart of stone and put in me a new heart.

I can’t lie, yo invaded our space in a very uncomfortable way. The hugs and I love you’s – were weird at first.

You would call and check on us if we missed church. The church was so loving. People were just super nice. You were just too loving- we wondered what this people wanted with us.

As we continue to cautiously come to church its then that we realized that this was how Christ love felt. – this how to love your neighbor as yourself.

That you two loved God with all your heart and you just couldn’t contain that love. So you had to project it to other. And through Gods guidance you created a place where other can experience the same.

Then Pastor Matt preached – He said’ I am not perfect- I am broken, and I struggle with stuff- BUT!! I love Christ and if you are willing, come along side me and we read the bible, do what it say and seek God together for directions.

Pastor Crystal Spoke and she said “I have a past and I am forgiven and loved by my father and now I have purpose.

This was not my past experience with other Pastors. – I could relate man!

I saw humility, I felt genuine hearts that loved God and were willing to do whatever it took to honor Him. It was then I knew that I could respect, honor, submit and follow my Pastors.

7 years later, Eva and I consider you our Pastors and friends. It hasn’t been easy, it did require us to allow God work through me.

I didn’t Amen every sermon you guy preached coz some of it cut deep, but on that day, we committed to be part of Faith and Victory church, we committed to honor you and part of the that honor is to be submissive 100% to you as God appointed spiritual leaders in our lives

We allowed God to use you to reach our lives.

In those few years under your teaching:

Relationship with God. Intimate relationship. Loving on us and pruning us as well.I learnt how to be a good husbandI saw Eva’s life transform to a girl after God’s heart – All started with her coming to Tue bible studyThe list is endless, …we are no longer the same.

Thank you for being obedient to the call and for pushing us to have a personal relationship with God.

THE CALLING

The bible say’s in Luke 12:48 “From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more”

I know that this calling is not an easy one – when I think about the work that has been trusted to you Pastor Matt and Pastor Crystal. I am reminded of a guy in the bible who much was required from him.

Noah – We all have heard the story of Noah, and for most of us- we only know the Sunday School...