Desiree

God has done so many significant things in my 53 years of life, it is hard to pick just a few.  He has protected me from myself, with poor decisions – He gave me an out; with sufferings – He comforted me; and with despair – He loved me.  

In the present God is showing me how to care, really care about people and where they are at in their lives.  He states we are to love all people; He is changing me in significant ways to be able to really know what that means.  It has changed me tremendously in the area of first impressions.  I look at people and more so listen to people that I meet without setting my judgement of them at first glance.  This has given me such freedom, and sense of understanding of others.  

I came to Veritas at first to support my daughter Vicky and my son-in-law Tim in planting this church.  But I was plesantly surprised with what God led me through and I went on the journey with them to see what God wanted of this church.  I started with them in the discussion stages and one year later we had our first service.  We are now one year later from the first service, and we may desire more people to be there, but experiences we have all had this past year, were definitely what God wanted us to go through.  I don’t believe any of us are ever really ready when God calls us to do something big; but I feel that is the exciting part – the journey He takes you on.  

God has used Veritas for me as a way to open new doors in my life.  I grew up in the church and worked in other churches in significant areas; and I can honestly say that I always felt something was missing -  I never really ever felt like I was where I was to be – it never felt like home.  But being at Veritas I can be what God calls me to be – just ME.  He has opened me up through Veritas so I can be closer to Him and listen better to others without any boundries of church rules.  I am not saying there is something wrong with the other churches – but I believe we all have different gifts from God and He shows us the venue we can use those gifts; and for me Veritas lets me be ME.