Rodrick and Lisa are a young couple who live in South Dallas.  In March, Rodrick’s life was radically changed.  He gave his life to Christ at BridgeBuilders' Monday night basketball ministry at the Turner Courts Multi Purpose Center.  Rodrick was convicted by a word from the book of Jeremiah - “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”  The night before Rodrick had seen his young son take a piece of paper and roll it up as though he were forming a “joint.”  Rodrick had battled with drug addiction and drug dealing for many years and he did not want that kind of future for his son.  Rodrick never knew his father or grandfather and grew up without much hope.  He said, “I was hopeless thinking the life I lived in this community was all that I would ever have or could attain but God has brought me hope by believing Him for so much more.” 

As Rodrick began to pray and seek the Lord’s wisdom for his family, he knew that God desired that he and Lisa marry. On August 9, 2007 that’s just what they did.  We thank God for all who helped see this couple enter the covenant of marriage.  We also praise the Lord that a short time afterwards Rodrick graduated from our Lens Lab Training class in collaboration with University of Houston, Dallas Housing Authority & El Centro College. He is now employed by BridgeBuilders making glasses and training others how to make glasses and get a job. 

We thank God that in this transition, a man who was once without hope has hope, a family that was not reconciled to God and to each other is now in a covenant of marriage; that there is now employment and that this man who was once sought out for drugs is now sought out for prayer.  God is using this family one life, one family at a time to bring hope in Christ Jesus in the inner cities of Dallas.