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Hi, I’m Destrie and I’m here to talk to you guys about the importance of volunteering in the church community. Without volunteers in our church, there would be no food, no set-up outside in the lobby, no stage, lights, video, or sound in the main services. There would be pretty much nothing! I’ve been a volunteering on the tech team for almost 3 years now and it has been the biggest blessing of my life! Before I started volunteering I knew God was real, but I didn’t have a realtionship with him, and in fact I almost hated going to church. But through constantly volunteering, God worked magic in my life and in my heart, and in just a couple short months. I built relationships in the church and utimatley with Him! He gave me a new ohana here at NHW. I tried harder and harder to get close to Him and His people. I found myself serving every weekend and I started to truley love Him. I saw a change in myself, I was not ashamed of my religion or of my love for God. I shared everything I learned in church with my friends and encourged them daily to start a relationship with God. I pretty much turned into one of those Jesus Freaks! I got water baptized with my whole family and now most of my family volunteers in some sort of ministry. My mom goes to WCCC services and helps there, my dad works with the lighting team every Sunday, my cousin has been working with me on both the Sunday video team and video production team, and even my 10 year old brother helps in the children’s church ministry. Now, I’m not saying that God takes care of every single problem I’ve had at the snap of a finger just because I’m serving Him, but he has made those problems easier to handle by blessing me with good Christian friends and role models, that watch out for me and help me when I need guidance. He has also shown and proved to me, that through every trial and tribulation I face, and will face, He will ALWAYS be there for me. So today I encourage all of you, GET INVOLVED! Test drvie a ministry for just 2 weeks, and if you like it, stay committed! If you serve Him, He will reveal His love for you and help you built relationships with not only Him, but with His people.He will bless you and your life. God has wired every single one of you with some sort of talent or interest, and I encourage you to take action on that talent or interest, so please get involved! Thank you and God Bless!!