“I just wanted to let you know that I had too much fun this past weekend at fall retreat.” This is the first sentence in an email that Adrian sent to Destino staff member Chelsea Hengeveld after the first ever East Coast Destino fall retreat. Adrian is a senior at George Mason University in Virginia. […]
Recent events have left many grieving and in dire situations. Hurricanes, flooding, earthquakes, fires, and shootings have filled the news. We are so thankful that in the midst of incredibly difficult circumstances, God’s people are working to bring good. This year Destino cancelled our fall retreat in Texas. Instead we took 70 students from 8
By Lauren Rodriguez “I believe God will let everyone into Heaven. He loves everyone!” Arianna, a sophomore at the University of Minnesota, shared her beliefs with me as we sat at a coffee shop on campus. We had met at our Destino information table a couple of weeks before that, when she ran excitedly up
By Jhila Tercheria Cual es tu destino? We chalked this question on the main thoroughfares of campus to advertise Destino at NC State University. Little did I know the profound impact it would have. What is my Destiny? What is my path? Am I going in the right direction? I bet if you counted how many
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As Destino staff members Kai and Sarah stepped onto the LA City College campus, they were trusting God to begin a movement to reach the thousands of Latino students on that campus. Over half the students at LA City College are Latino. The first day there they approached Melvin who was sitting on the quad
Ariana, a junior at Purdue University, had a great idea to put up a bulletin board in the Latino Cultural Center on campus. Ariana is trying to launch a Destino ministry on her campus and is looking for ways to engage with new students. The bulletin board would allow her to advertise Destino and gather
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“I never thought God would use me at my job!” said Gladys. While a sophomore at the University of Texas at San Antonio, Gladys worked as the site leader for the after school program at nearby Northwest Elementary. “When I first started working, I took the job really serious,” said Gladys. “I wasn’t really trying
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“Now that I talked to beachgoers about Jesus, I feel ready to share with everyone back home,” said Eric, a sophomore involved with Destino at the University of Texas at San Antonio. In March, Eric traveled to Port Aransas, Texas with a group of Destino students who spent their spring break helping others learn about
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While sipping her chai tea latte, Christy wasn’t surprised to look up and see two young Latinas walk into Corner Bakery instead of one. She and Laura had found a time to meet for lunch so they could get caught up on some challenging situations Laura was working through. Christy also showed up knowing that
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Little Did I Know There Were Bigger Plans in Store for Me… “I thought I came to college to earn my degree and get a job. Little did I know that there were much bigger plans in store for me. All my life I believed in God and tried to lead a moral life most
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