"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." - John 13:34-35

Miesha and I have been married for 15 years and as we reflect back on all God has done for us, we are overwhelmed by His love, mercy and grace! We have two beautiful children, Tanner our oldest is 11 and Bailee is 10 years old. We moved to Temecula in 1995 from Salt Lake City on a job transfer.

In Gods sovergnity He moved us back to California were I had grown up, but at this point in our lives neither Miesha or I were saved. God orchestrated many things over the next 5 years to bring us to the point were we realized for the first time that we were in desperate need of a Savior. It is so wonderful to see all that Jesus did to bring us to that point. He met us exactly were we needed to be met, we called out to Him and He reached down with His love and saved us, and nothing has been the same since that day!!

The Lord placed on my heart immediately a desire to know Him and His Word, the best way for me to describe it is that it felt like the Lord hit me upside of my head with a spiritual two by four and said follow Me, and follow Him we have. Last year the Lord opened a door for me to participate in the Ministry intern program at the fellowship, wow what a blessing that turned out to be. Over the last year and a half we felt the Lord calling us to Tennessee to minister to folks in Cookeville. In response to that we took the necessary steps to prepare for that move. We put the house on the market and prepared the kids assuming that we would be gone by the end of summer.

Well God had another plan… we believe now that part of that plan is the Couples Ministry at our fellowship. The Lord has placed on our hearts a desire to come along side other couples to minister to them in whatever capacity God desires. The plan is for us as a group to explore the wonderful simplicity of marriage, Gods divine design for marriage, and ultimately the whole purpose and plan He has to draw us closer to Himslef. We pray that you all contnue to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to Him be the glory both now and forever, Amen!

Kevin Yates