Meet the Residents

David Neuenschwander

David was born and raised in Houston and grew up attending church with his family. Despite this church background, it wasn't until his teenage years that God opened David's heart to the truth of the Gospel and the radical love of Jesus. God saved him from sin and rebellion for God's glory and to Jesus' mission and ministry of reconciliation.
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Isaac Johnson

I spent most of my childhood in Caldwell, a typical Texas small town. My dad was (and is) the lead pastor of a church there, and my parents began communicating the beauty of the Gospel to me before I could even speak. At a young age, Christ captured my heart and my faith was in Him. Although I genuinely loved the Lord, it was not until late in high school that I truly understood the daily grace and love Jesus offers us in covenant relationship.
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Justin Fordinal

I was born in the great state of Texas and have lived just north of Houston my whole life. Growing up, I did not often attend church but plugged into a ministry called Young Life when I was a freshman in high school. It was through Young Life that I first heard the Gospel and saw the evidence of God's pursuit of me. I placed my trust in Jesus the summer before my Junior year at Oak Ridge High School.
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Randy Doleman

I was born on a very hot day in Houston, Texas. (My mom never told me it was hot but I was watching the news the other day and saw that 1981 was a record year.) I grew up in Conroe and was extremely fortunate to get plugged into a youth group as I started high school. I had already become a Christian but had no idea what that really meant for me. My youth pastor quickly became my friend and poured into my life, displaying integrity and authenticity.
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Rick Bowers

I was born in Texas, but my family made a quick getaway to Colorado while I was still young. I'd like to say most of my childhood was spent there, but it seems that maybe it was merely the place where I have my fondest childhood memories. We moved back to Texas eventually and I've been here ever since. I was raised in a strong Christian household, but I believe I never began to fully understand who God was and how much he loved me until my years in college.
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Stephen Crawford

Born in Spring, Texas, I lived the archetypal childhood experience to the fullest - loving family, good schools, plenty to eat, ungrateful teen angst, the whole nine. I grew up attending a dying church that was part of an even more dead denomination, and with that came a host of petty church drama and unfit pastors. As I grew more and more disengaged from the church and disenchanted with Christianity's (and Christians) perceived irrelevance to my life, God placed a few key individuals in my path to get me reading the Bible and seeking the truth to eventually find Jesus more glorious and satisfying than anything else.
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Jason Pierce

I grew up in a family that kind of drifted in and out of the church picture. I prayed the prayer and got baptized when I was 8 years old. Over the next ten years I seemed to drift further and further from God. I read my Bible, prayed, and performed well. It wasn\'t until the end of my senior year in high school that God opened my eyes and absolutely changed my heart.
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