Faces of Faith – Lincoln

“Praise the Lord!” I didn’t expect him to shout that over his shoulder as he sprinted down the mountain past me and my friend, who were hiking and talking about church that Sunday afternoon. After he stopped and apologized for interrupting us, my first conversation with Lincoln began. “I wouldn’t even tell a shrink half of the stuff I’ve done,” he admitted. I responded, “Would you tell a pastor?” After talking for a few minutes about God’s grace and forgiveness, I gave him my business card. He promised I’d see him next Sunday; but to be honest, I doubted I would ever see him again.

But there he was on Sunday and every Sunday after. “I feel accepted, welcomed, and loved. There’s a comfort in knowing that Pastor Jensen is always going to point me to Jesus,” Lincoln says. Lincoln was confirmed last year and enjoys growing in God’s Word through a midweek Bible Class. “I love how we get deep into the Bible, but I don’t feel overwhelmed or confused. It’s actually fun!”

As we get ready to start our new building project, Lincoln is all-in. “We’re blessed to have such an amazing church body working together to share the Word of Christ, and I’m grateful and excited to be part of it here in Las Cruces. I want everyone to be able to see what’s going on here and experience God’s love here like I do.”

From Nathanael Jensen, home missionary at Cross of Christ, Las Cruces, N.M.

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