A FRESH START/ A NEW ADVENTURE

 Welcome to our Blog! 

  (Andrew:) A lot has been going on the past 2 years and we wanted to catch everyone up and touch base with you. July 24^th of this year, we had our 2 year anniversary and it was great. God has surely been with us these 2 years. We have both been involved with ministry in our church. My wife worked at the church we went to in Pauls Valley, OK for about 2 years as well as led the youth worship team, helped lead worship for Sunday morning service, all while doing online classes for a worship leadership program through Mid-America Christian University. I was involved with an amazing Pre-teen ministry in Pauls Valley as well. I ministered to ages 9-11 and also was the Sunday school teacher for this age group. It was such a blessing to work with the Pre-teens. It was interesting to see how "un-cultured" they were and how responsive their hearts are to the gospel. We started with about 15 Pre-teens and within 2 months we had over 45 kids packing out our room. I was a part of that ministry for 2 years and it was probably the most growth I’ve experienced in my life. As for my job, I have been an Aflac agent for around 3 years and it’s been a blast. I have been able to help people who are in very tough financial situations get the income they needed to make it through.

    Lately we have gone through some huge changes: On July 7^th, God moved us to Tulsa, Oklahoma which is 3 hours North from where we lived! While I was in prayer several months back, I asked God what the next step in our lives should be and He said that it was time for me to go back to school. So here we are now in Tulsa, OK. August 27^th I will be starting school at Victory Bible Institute for practical ministry. Since we have been here God has really opened doors and connected us with some amazing people. We are attending Victory Christian Center (the church my school was birthed from), with Pastor Sharon Daugherty as our Sr. Pastor. It is a HUGE church with over 17,000 members but they have found a way to keep the small town church feel. We are involved with some small groups, and the young adult ministry called “3D”. Victory has services about 5 times a week. It’s been quite a journey and God has been good to us. Their vision was easy to submit under. This church has such a heart for the lost and the broken; it is unlike any church I have been a part of.

    

    Recently my wife, Jami, got a job as a part time nanny which she really enjoys. I am in the process of getting my Aflac business going here as well. Although I built a nice client base where we used to live, it has been like starting over again here in Tulsa. We know that God is faithful and the business will come in the right time. Once I start school I’m not really sure how things will go because I will be a full-time student. I will do what I have to do to Glorify God in my school work and my home. My wife and I have been heavily involved with youth ministry the last 3 years or so and now that we are at a new church we have been praying and asking if God wants us to continue that or serve in a new area of ministry. There are so many different places to connect here it’s great.

   We are so happy to connect with you and catch you up on our lives and the adventure God has us on. Please email me and let me know how ya'll have been doing as it would be great to hear from you. Please keep us in your prayers as we seek God's will and follow His call.

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Our e-mail is youth4jesusthetruth@yahoo.com.

 If you would rather keep in touch through letters/cards, feel free to keep in touch with us however you can and we can give you our home address.  We would love to hear from you.

All for Jesus,

Andrew & Jami Acevedo

P.S. Hey everyone this is Jami! I just wanted to put my own personal message here to you. I am so excited about all God is doing and yes, we are absolutely loving Tulsa! Can't wait to start putting up some current pics of things we are experiencing. Love you all and we'll connect with you real soon.