“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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A woman came to speak to my basketball team after practice one night in December. She talked about us being physical, mental, emotional and spiritual, and that the best athletes are growing in all those areas. My family went to church every week, but I wasn’t doing much about that side of my life. When
One of our staff members, Silas, texted Jose to see if he’d like to meet over coffee or a Coke. Jose responded he’d like to meet. From Jose’s answers on a Destino survey, you would assume that he was a Christ follower. When they found each other, they sat down to get to know one
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What do you do when your best plans hit a brick wall? Nate’s default was to panic. He and his wife Jess, both staff members with Destino in Texas, wanted to meet students from one particular dorm on their campus. They’d already met lots of freshmen earlier this semester. Yet, no one from that particular
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Arielle and Jaymison are juniors at New Mexico State. While neither comes from a Latino family, they share a desire to see God use them as student leaders in Destino. “I want to do as much as I can during college to serve God,” says Arielle. She and Jaymison are on the Student Leadership Team
“I felt lost and overwhelmed,” admits Katrina as she describes her first quarter at UCLA. “I didn’t know anyone. I’d just go to class and go back and eat by myself and wait for the weekend to go home. But then I found Destino, and it all changed.” Katrina is now involved in a women’s
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As this school year started we’ve met lots of students! We asked, “What are you hoping for this semester?” and you answered things like, “success” and “good friends.” Destino likes to ask, “Where are you spiritually right now?” And on one campus students could circle motions like frustrated, excited, and/or empty. Maybe you relate to
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Sergio sat by himself in the student union. Two Destino staff women, Stephanie and Diana, asked if they could join him for lunch. And as they sat together, they listened to his story. Raised by his grandparents, Sergio’s mother and father weren’t around much. His older brothers were incarcerated, and now, he’s the first in
“Sorry for interrupting, I couldn’t help but overhear…if everything has a cause then where did God come from?” A Destino staff member, Matt, was talking with a student when he heard another student from behind him ask that question. After talking a bit more with the first student, Matt walked around the bench and sat down
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“Thank you for your time yesterday. It has really given me hope in having a relationship with the Lord. I’m excited for what’s to come.” Imagine getting that from a friend with whom you’d been talking about spiritual things. In NYC, Sabrina shared the gospel with Jackie, and as they talked, Sabrina asked what Jackie
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