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 […]
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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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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I remember several years ago taking a personality test that asked a series of questions connected to worldview in relation to God and humanity. Essentially, each question related to how I viewed others and whether or not I believed the best about their motives and intentions when interacting with them. I can remember each time
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“Hi, I go to FIU but I’m not a Christian, I do want to get involved and be more connected to God. Please contact me, thanks.” God had been working in Andrea’s life. She was spiritually hungry and searching for a different way to live. Her email went to one of Destino’s leaders, Rachel, in
“How Can I Live a Godly Life?” That’s a great question for believers as we’re growing spiritually. Have you ever said, “I want to live for God, but I just keep messing up!” Or, “I’m sure if I just try harder then I’ll get it right”? Tyrell is a Destino student with whom you could
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“Last year I went to Destino’s Fall Retreat for the first time. There I decided I wanted God to be my Lord and savior. I’d been thinking that I had to get my life together, but Jesus doesn’t want you to get your life perfect, He wants you as you are. I realized no matter
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