GNJ July Update

🔥 JULY UPDATE: Jesus. Everywhere. All Month!

What. A. Month. 💥 We preached, trained, traveled, and networked—all to help more people know and share Jesus.

FAVORITE MOMENTS:

🙌 Leading Jace to Christ just hours into Cimarron Youth Camp—his family said it was destiny. He stayed on fire!

🙏 Sharing the Gospel with Vivian—she’s so close to trusting Jesus. Pray for her!

🔥 Preached Luke 15 at the Juvenile Center—nearly a full pod of boys got saved!

🫶 Community Baptist students prayed over me and encouraged me deeply at the end of my time there.

👣 Watching families in Amarillo apply the evangelism training door-to-door. So refreshing!

🏘️ Mission work in South OKC among undocumented families—it gave me so much hunger for grace.

⚾ At Bricktown Ballpark dreaming about the thousands who’ll hear the Gospel at UNITE OKC in September!

💒 Helping one of the most important churches navigate a hard season—what a joy.

🎯 TRAINING

We trained believers in Amarillo, Coweta, and OKC with our GOODNEWS Gospel Conversation Training 🙌. We also kicked off a 🔥 5-week evangelism series at Capitol Hill Baptist.

✈️ MISSIONS

Mission trip signups launched for Cambodia, Portugal, and Guatemala 🌍 Want to come with us or help spread the word? Details HERE. Made a mission trip site visit to South OKC to serve with Emmaus Baptist. Challenged 75+ missionaries at Church-Inside-Out to live on mission.

🧭 COACHING

Strategized with the NXT Move North America Team. Mentored lots of young leaders—including Coweta’s new youth pastor and students who co-led youth messages there with me. Regular non-summer coaching calls resume soon! 💪

🎤 SPEAKING

At Cimarron Youth Camp, I preached 6 times, led an apologetics Q&A, and saw students saved and sent—most of the campers said “yes” to future mission trips! Also preached in Tulsa, Amarillo, and OKC on Gospel urgency 🔥.

🙌 AND MORE…

More salvations at the Juvenile Center! Helped lead executive planning for UNITE OKC (expecting 10K+). I’m leading a 200-person Decision Team—want to join? Sign Up HERE. Participated in a planning meeting for the YEC Tulsa training and did some strategic networking at Falls Creek.

We’re moving full speed toward the goal:
📣 50K Trained | 🌍 7K Sent | ✝️ 100K Saved by 2030. Let’s keep going… TOGETHER!

 

Jack's Last Tball Game

The end of July wrapped up Jack's tball season. I think he had a fun time and learned a lot about how to play tball. This kid is full of personality! I can't wait to see what God has in store for his life! 

A+ fan club! 

This was an interesting little team he had this season.

Jack's last hit of the season!

So In Love

6 Months of Mackenzie & Kade!

I think it's safe to say they are in love! =0) 

Kade spent the week after Falls Creek here in Oklahoma, and it was so fun having him around. When it was time for him to leave though, I think Mackenzie cried a bucket of tears, literally. Poor girl! 

Dorm Room Shopping

Not even kidding--the anticipation of moving her into college was like a dark cloud hanging over me all summer long. So excited for her...so sad for me. 

The list of things to buy is extensive...for real!

An Evening at CYC

Brian spoke at Cimarron Youth Camp for a week this summer, so one evening we went with him. It was definitely different than being at Falls Creek, but it kind of gave that same vibe so it was a sweet time together. We did some archery, went fishing, played basketball, and listened to Daddy preach. And of course Jack made some new friends...because he makes friends everywhere he goes! God is continuing to bless GoodNews Journey and we are so grateful!

We are soaking all of the time we can get with Mackenzie, before she moves to college!

Bahahahaha!!!! His face! 

Every time I think he can't get any cuter...