In this video you will hear Jackie Da Hora's testimony as a GPS Life Journey Graduate.

"Hi, my name is Jackie Da Hora, and I'm a licensed mental health therapist. My husband and I are the owners and counselors at Therapies Counseling. We are passionate about helping equip others with tools to improve their mental health, either through individual sessions, marital sessions, or group presentations. 

Through GPS Life Journey, I learned more about God, my spiritual gifts, and formulated a mission statement to help me stay focused. I can now say that I exist to testify how Jesus freed me, healed me emotionally, and gave me a new identity in Him.  God has increased my boldness in order to evangelize to others, including sharing my testimony, sharing His word, or offering to pray for them.

And if they accept Jesus, I then give them a study Bible, connect them to a local church, and continue discipling them if they're already attending one on one sessions.  I also share with others the book that my husband and I wrote that are filled with practical mental health tools and biblical principles to help them embrace their God given identity as either a woman of God or a man of God. 

And they can be found on our website at https://www.therapeacecounseling.org/jacquelin-da-hora-christian-therapist.  I am thankful for GPS Life Journey that helped me understand how God created me, how he speaks to me, and helped challenge fear that was preventing me from fully living out my purpose here on earth. To be able to bring emotional healing and point people back to Jesus, who is our wonderful counselor."

This month's story is by Marianne Bailey.

I have been praying for God to show me what is next. He used GPS Life Journey to clarify that for me!

I was a pharmacist for 25 years when God led me in another direction. For the last five years I have been in children’s ministry full time at my church, First Baptist Church, Concord, Tennessee.

This past year, God again led me to pursue a Biblical Counseling degree online. With this new direction, I have been praying for God to show me what is next. That is when several of the staff of our church were invited to participate in the GPS Life Journey process.

God used my participation in this course to clarify my mission statement and the direction I need to be moving forward for the next stage of my life. It was also neat to see how God is working in the lives of my co-workers that I don’t always have a lot of interaction with.

GPS Life Journey is not simply a class to take. It is a resource and effective tool I can continue to use for the rest of my life really. In fact, there are many others whom I know who would benefit greatly from participating in a GPS course as well. I plan to encourage them to discover God’s purposes for the next stages of their lives. I want my husband and kids to do this too!

GPS Life Journey is such a blessing! 
 
Marianne D. Bailey
Kindergarten – 3rd  Grade Director
First Baptist Concord
Knoxville, Tennessee

In this month's Note from Nolen video, you'll hear from Nolen, as he wishes GPS Life Journey graduates a Merry Christmas.

"Merry Christmas.  I want to wish all of the GPS graduates all around the world in 30 different countries a very Merry Christmas during this holiday season.  This has been a great year for GPS Life Journey.  I personally have been involved in leading 151 people through the GPS Life Journey process during 2024. 

We look forward to hundreds more experiencing God's purpose for their life in 2025.  I hope you have a great holiday season.  I hope you will take time to reflect on the true meaning of the Christmas season and that Jesus will be the central focus of all that you do during this Christmas time. God bless you.

I appreciate you. I love you. And I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful new year in 2025."

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