Restoring our community by making disciples while loving and serving our neighbors.
Crossover Bible Church by Denise Lopez
Christ calls us to “go”, but everyone’s “go” looks different. ” -Denise L.
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s the Director of EveryDay Ministry, I often have the opportunity to talk about living on mission. Christ calls us to “go,” but everyone’s “go” looks different. Some Christ followers will “go” overseas, and some will “go” across the street. So, I should not have been surprised that God’s call to “go” for my husband, Carl, and I along, with our youngest daughter, would be to north Tulsa. But nothing could’ve been more of a surprise! My friend, Holly, introduced me to Rondalyn Abode (Ronnie) in
the spring of 2017. To know Ronnie is to love her, and I was instantly drawn to her outgoing personality and love for the Lord. Over the next several years we would keep in contact through an occasional text or even lunch. I knew of Crossover Community Impact, but I was completely unaware of all that God was doing through this non-profit. It wasn’t until a few years later when I interviewed Philip and Rondalyn for our podcast, Every day with Denise (their story is episode 25), that I fully understood that it all centered around a local church, Crossover Bible Church. And that resonated with my heart; I absolutely love the local church! On the morning of Tuesday, May 26, the entire country woke up to the news that a gentleman named George Floyd had been killed. Racial strife was real, and the sin of divisiveness was coming to a head once again. I knew that I had friends on both sides of the issue. While I knew that neither side was 100% right, I also knew that I had brothers and sisters in Christ of color who were hurting. I knew nothing else to do but to go be with them. The Bible tells us in 1 Corinthians 12:26 “... so if one member of the body suffers,
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