Are you hesitant or facing a

setback of some sort? The

following is a testimony

from one of our core leaders and her perseverance to

overcome an injury and

serve in ministry.

Here is my testimony of last

year’s “Fire Ignited Women’s

Conference”. I ask myself

and my heavenly father

“Who would have thought,

me “Debra” would be volun-

teering for the women’s min-

istry since 2015?” I’m learn-

ing to be humble and “Let

go and Let God” have it all.

I sometimes say what I think

without a filter and find my-

self asking for forgiveness

again…God knows I’m his

daughter and he’s working on

me daily. He is making me

more aware and helping me to

be a “Unique Woman of

Grace”. . Last year I broke my

hip 2 days before my 49th

birthday at work. I remember

that day like it was yester-

day…PAINFUL! Just recent-

ly I celebrated my 50th and

my daughter Francelle re-

minded me that I was not cry-

ing as I laid up in the emer-

gency room waiting for x-rays

etc. Looking back last year it

Fire Ignited Testimony

U N I Q U E W O M E N O F

G R A C E

Grace Focus J U L Y 2 0 1 6 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 5

U P C O M I N G

E V E N T S

Hosting the

Presence Book

Study Open to

Men and

Women meet-

ing monthly on

the second

Wednesday of

the month in

the youth

building 7pm

(Grace Walk

Church 7840

W. Lower

Buckeye Rd.

Phoenix, AZ

85043)

Fire Ignited

Women Con-

ference on

August 26th

and 27th Reg-

ister on event-

brite.com or

at Grace Walk

Church week-

end services.

Women on

Fire Testimo-

nies/Worship

Saturday Sep-

tember 10th at

10am Child-

care available

for ages 0-9

was a painful time that

could of prevented me from

serving in ministry or at-

tending conference, but my

Lord was covering me with

his love, peace, and

strength.

Debra Bouldin

The Fire Ignited conference is

surely going to change lives and

make a spiritual impact for the rest of our lives. I witnessed

chains being broken from wom-

en’s lives, leaving the confer-ence with much more peace of

mind and happiness. I am

growing daily, weekly and monthly with my sisters in

Christ. I pray for each of my

sisters to not hold back on at-tending this conference, for God

is calling us together to lock

arms, support each other and count on him! By attending and

staying committed, I let this

injury teach me to, persevere through hard times. I knew I

was going to be healed in Jesus’

name! I knew I could not miss this conference! I especially

would not miss the “spotlight

dance” for Friday night by the women’s ministry. Hip replace-

ment and all I gave that dance

my all. Even though rehearsals were a struggle I PERSE-

VERED.

Blessed is a man

(WOMAN) who

perseveres under

trial; for once he

has been approved,

he will receive the

crown of life which

the Lord has prom-

ised to those who

love Him.

James 1:12

P A G E 2

Javier’s main

purpose in life

is to lead

many teens to

Christ.

Meet Javier By Myrna Cardenas & Edited by Deborah Makuma

Ministry Spotlight GRACE WALK YOUTH Javier has a huge

responsibility. His job is to encourage, educate, and keep the young minds inter-ested about serving Christ here at Grace Walk. After all, they are our future. Who better than Javier to take on this job? It’s Satur-day afternoon and I find him in the media booth getting ready for his ser-vice. A tough looking guy, with a cool beard (somewhat of a trend here at Grace Walk) and not afraid to sport his Raiders gear. Service is about to

start and through the win-dows of the extended seat-ing area, I can see the teenagers sitting patiently in the sanctuary. What a great sight to see! Today, I will be interviewing Javier along with his wife, Alysa, by his side.

Javier, the Youth Leader here at Grace Walk, and a devoted family man, was born and raised in Los Angeles. He moved to Phoenix at the age of 17 with his mom and three younger brothers. As a teenager, he played foot-

ball, baseball, and basket-ball. He had dreams of be-coming a police officer and an athlete, but left it all behind to care for his fami-ly, as he was the oldest and the man of the house. Javier and Alysa have been together for 14 years and were married here at Grace Walk three years ago by Pastor Joe. They have two beautiful children, John and Joselyn. Before becom-ing a Youth Leader, Javier worked as a greeter, an usher, and a security guard before finding his calling in Youth Ministry. Javier’s main purpose in life is to lead many teens to Christ.

G R A C E F O C U S

Q: What brought you to Grace Walk?

A: My wife. She found Grace Walk. Pastor Joe was the first one to greet us and gave us a tour of the church.

Q: How long have you attended Grace Walk?

A: Four years.

Q: Did you have a mentor growing up?

A: Yes, my mom.

Q: What do you feel more proud of?

A: Going to church with my family.

Q: Do you think that a person needs to overcome a serious setback or challenge to be truly successful?

A: Yes, it has a lot to do with pride. One must overcome setbacks to get to the next level.

Q: What has been the most influential experience in your life so far?

A: The mission trip we took to Nogales.

Q: If you had the power to solve one problem in the world, what would it be?

A: Hate

Q: What impact do you wish to have on today’s youth?

A: To change the opinions that teens have about God.

Q: What goals do you have for this minis-try?

A: To do an outreach every month and to have the whole sanctuary full of teens.

Q: What are your plans for the next five years?

A: To educate others and train teens to one day take my spot. Also, teach the teens to have a relationship with God and others.

Javier is a great example of what a leader should be. He has dedicated his time to help and nurture our youth. We thank Javier and Alysa for making Grace Walk a