Hello and thanks for stopping by for today's Destin for Victory with Pastor Paul Shepard.

Coming your way in just a few moments, a beautiful story of friendship and sacrifice from the life of King David.

But first, we have an important message to share with you, our listening friends and partners.

You know, summer has always been a tough time financially for ministries like

Destin for Victory. Well, I had a chance to talk with Pastor Paul if this was true every summer,

and here's what he had to say. Yes, it is. And it's simply because people love us and they want to

support us, but sometimes we're so glad to be through the winter and the spring, and we're now in the

summer, and we're ready to take some vacation time and do some things that we've longed

to do for months.

And we get to do it, whether it's travel or whatever.

But I just want to encourage and remind our listeners that if we're going to keep on preaching the word throughout the year, then the support is absolutely necessary.

Because I have found out that the bills don't take vacations.

They keep coming every single month.

And so we have to be ready to meet them with the finances necessary.

And again, it's not about the money.

It's what the money does.

Your giving allows us to keep on declaring truth that people need to hear day in and day out,

month in and month out. So at every season,

even in the summer, we get to keep preaching timeless truths if we have the financial support. I want to thank all of our partners, all of our donors, everyone who make sure to meet the financial needs so that lives are changed,

souls are saved, and people come to know who Jesus is and how important knowing him is in

their lives. You know, the Great Commission needs to be funded to be fulfilled. It always has,

and we're so grateful for friends like you who support our media ministry

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