Launch International

11/10/2026

Looking forward to speaking tomorrow at Champion Church for Pastors Neil and Shannon Betrue! If you are in the Surprise, Arizona area would love to invite you to join us tomorrow morning at 10:30!

Excited for tomorrow morning. Going to be a great day of ministry. Come expecting.

19/09/2026

7 DAYS TO 40 | 13–16 of 40

13. Comfort is not the aim of the Christian life.

Comfort is good, but God never promised us a life built around being comfortable.

The Christian life is a life of sacrifice. I’ve learned that when I become too attached to comfort, it can lead to compromise—making me unwilling to obey when obedience costs something.

We are living for something greater than ourselves. We are living for an eternal purpose.

14. Holiness is not achieved through my own strength.

My positional holiness is based on the blood of Jesus—not on what I can do or what I have done.

Victory over temptation and sin doesn’t begin with trying harder. It begins with knowing my identity in Christ, renewing my mind, and consecrating my life to Him.

15. Worship taught me surrender before I knew where God was taking me.

In high school, I had a deep desire to walk closely with the Lord. During lunch, I would sometimes go into a room with a piano. I couldn’t even play, but I would sit there and worship the Lord.

Those quiet moments made my heart tender before Him and taught me surrender. It was from that place with Him that I learned to draw from Him so I could pour out to others.

16. Compassion speaks louder than gifting.

Years ago I heard, “People don’t care how much you say until they see how much you care.” I’ve found that to be true.

Jesus was moved with compassion when He saw people without a shepherd. That is how I want to live.

We serve people whether they have more or less, whether their needs are obvious or hidden, because eternity is the same.

Gifting may give us an opportunity to speak, but compassion teaches us how to truly see and love people.

7 days to 40. 24 lessons to go.

17/09/2026

8 DAYS TO 40 | 9–12 of 40

9. The proof of desire is in the pursuit.

I’ve learned that what I truly desire will eventually be revealed by what I’m willing to pursue.

Dreams don’t become reality simply because I want them. Growth doesn’t happen because I wish for it. Whether in my relationship with God, my calling, my family, or the things He has placed in my heart, desire requires pursuit.

What I truly value will show up in what I’m willing to give my time, energy, discipline, and attention to.

10. Teamwork teaches you that you don’t have to be good at everything.

From sports as a child to ministry and leadership as an adult, I’ve learned the value of being part of a team.

I have strengths, and I have weaknesses. Someone else may be strong where I’m weak, and I may carry a strength where they are weak.

We accomplish so much more when we stop competing and learn to value what each person brings to the table. We need one another.

11. Excellence matters, but achievement isn’t everything.

I learned young that studying, working hard, and doing my best mattered. And I still believe in excellence.

But I’ve also learned that my grades, accomplishments, titles, and successes cannot measure the value of my life.

Do your best. Work hard. Grow. Learn. But don’t become so consumed with achieving that you miss what matters most.

12. Everything in my hands belongs to God.

Money, resources, opportunities, gifts—none of it is ultimately mine.

I’ve learned that even when money is in my hands, I am not the owner. I am a steward of what God has entrusted to me.

That changes the question from, “What do I want to do with what I have?” to “Lord, what do You want me to do with what You have placed in my hands?”

Everything belongs to Him. I simply want to be faithful with what He entrusts to me.

8 days to 40. 28 lessons to go.

17/09/2026

9 DAYS TO 40 | 5–8 of 40

5. Hard work in the small things prepares you for bigger things.

I started working at 12 years old—helping care for children, cleaning, organizing, and assisting wherever I was needed. I learned early to show up on time, work hard, go above and beyond, and be faithful in the small things.

Years later, those lessons helped prepare me to start my own business.

Never underestimate what faithfulness in a small season is developing in you for the future.

6. Instant gratification can cost more than it gives.

Not everything I want right now is worth having right now.

I’ve learned that decisions made for immediate satisfaction can lead to compromise and regrets that last much longer than the moment.

Some things are worth waiting for. Some desires are worth saying no to. Don’t trade what matters most for what feels good in the moment.

7. The things of this world are fleeting.

Things I once thought were so important eventually weren’t. Possessions come and go. Circumstances change. Seasons end.

Life has taught me to hold temporary things loosely and invest myself in what has eternal value.

What is here today may be gone tomorrow—but what I build with God has eternal significance.

8. Hope in Christ is always my anchor.

I’ve walked through seasons where what I could see didn’t give me much reason to hope. But my hope isn’t anchored in circumstances, people, myself, or simply believing things will get better. My hope is anchored in Christ.

Circumstances change. People change. Seasons change. Christ does not.

Through disappointment, waiting, uncertainty, and weariness, I’ve learned to keep coming back to Him.

Hope in Christ is always my anchor.

9 days to 40. 32 lessons to go.

15/09/2026

10 DAYS TO 40 | 1–4 of 40

In 10 days, I turn 40!

As I reflect on nearly four decades of life, I’m sharing 40 things I’ve learned through childhood, adulthood, ministry, marriage, motherhood, and everything in between. Four a day for the next 10 days. Here we go!

1. Don’t be afraid to try different things.

Growing up, I tried everything from soccer and softball to gymnastics, ballet, cheerleading, track, and choir. I wasn’t great at everything, but each experience helped me discover and develop different gifts.

Try things. Learn. Grow. You never know what today’s experience is preparing you for tomorrow.

2. Failure doesn’t make you a failure.

I’ve failed. I’ve made mistakes and decisions I wish I could change. But there’s a difference between “I failed” and “I am a failure.”

Failure may define a moment, but it doesn’t define me. Learn from it. Get back up. Keep going.

3. Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian.

Encountering Jesus as my Savior changed the trajectory of my life. Christianity isn’t simply attending church—it’s knowing Jesus, following Him, and giving Him your life.

Of everything I’ve pursued in almost 40 years, nothing compares to knowing Him.

4. Prayer prepares the path that obedience walks.

The will of God for my life doesn’t just happen. As I pursue Him, His desires become my desires, and prayer prepares me to walk out what He is calling me into.

I cannot walk out what I have not prayed out.

10 days to 40. 36 lessons to go!

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13/09/2026

There was a generation of missionaries who boarded ships knowing they might never come home. Some packed their belongings in coffins because they had already settled the question of where their lives belonged.

They belonged to Jesus. And when He sent them to a nation and a people, they went as though their lives belonged there too—because their lives were no longer their own.

Today we can cross oceans in hours instead of months, yet more than 7,000 people groups—around 3.6 billion people—are still considered unreached. (Joshua Project)

The harvest is still plentiful. The laborers are still few.

We are not living for the glory of man, building our own kingdoms, or chasing recognition. There is a King who is worthy of worship from every tribe, tongue, people and nation.

Not everyone has the same assignment, but everyone has a part.

There is grace to GO.
There is grace to SEND.
There is grace to PRAY.

May God awaken His Church again with His heart for the nations and raise up laborers for the end-time harvest.

Our lives belong to Jesus. May we lay them down for His glory and for the sake of those who have yet to hear.

Will you take your part in the harvest?

Partner with LAUNCH International as we go to the unreached—through prayer, giving, and standing with those who are carrying the Gospel into the nations.

Bold Love. Unreached Nations. Lasting Change.

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07/09/2026

Have you ever wondered what it looks like to pray and meditate on the Word of God?

This morning, as I read Romans 12, I turned the Word into a personal prayer and confession—allowing it to examine my heart, renew my mind, and transform the way I live.

Pray and meditate with me today:

Father, in Jesus’ name, I thank You for Your Word. Your Word is alive and active, discerning the thoughts and intentions of my heart and forming me to look more and more like Christ.

Lord Jesus, through Romans 12, I am being taught to present my body as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to You, which is my reasonable act of worship.

I choose to present all of myself to You—my mind, my thoughts, the words that come forth out of my mouth, and the posture and soil of my heart. I choose to keep my heart soft and receptive to Your Word, allowing it to correct me, convict me, and transform me.

I will not allow myself to be conformed to the way of this world—in the way that I think, live, act, or treat the people around me. I do not want my life to be one way inside my home and another way outside of it.

I will not live a life of hypocrisy. Jesus is my standard.

I will be transformed by the renewing of my mind so that I can discern the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Father, I have received Your perfect, unconditional, unfailing love. I pray that the love I have received from You would cause me to love without hypocrisy.

Everything You hate, I hate, and everything You love, I love.

I will love others deeply and live a life of honor, showing people that they are valuable to You.

I will be diligent, disciplined, and fervent in spirit. I will not allow the weight of crushing circumstances to cloud my judgment, but I will continue to seek You first.

I will rejoice in hope.

I will be patient in affliction.

I will be persistent in prayer.

I will live a life of service, sacrifice, and hospitality.

I will bless and not curse.

I will rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep.

I will walk in humility, live in harmony with others, and refuse to repay evil for evil. I will respond with Your love and forgiveness rather than responding from my flesh.

Jesus, You have given me Your peace—not the peace of this world and not peace that depends upon my circumstances.

I draw from that peace and allow it to flow into my marriage, my motherhood, my home, and the ministry.

I cannot manufacture this peace. It comes from You.

And as far as it depends on me, I will live at peace with everyone.

I receive Your peace, I draw from it, and I pursue peace.

In Jesus’ name, amen.

16/08/2026

On August 29th, we’ll gather with more than 100 women from Syria and Iraq for our next Women’s Empowerment Meeting.

I’ll continue teaching on Christ being formed in us, and together we’ll have a time of worship, the Word, prayer, food, fellowship, and community.

We are believing God for $2,000 to make this gathering possible. This will also help us put two devotionals I’ve written into the hands of these women:

This Is My Suitcase
Healing from Father Wounds

Our desire is to give these women resources that will build their faith, take them deeper in their walk with the Lord, and encourage them to walk in healing and freedom.

Would you consider partnering with us to help make this possible?

Give at: launchinternational.org