Down on the Field: When A Referee Refuses to Give Up

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Down on the Field: When A Referee Refuses to Give Up

Randy Jeffers | The Grove

April 11, 2024

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Randy Jeffers was a high school football referee for 48 years until a series of unexpected health tragedies took his career from him. Though he placed his faith in Jesus as a child, this season would test him beyond what he thought possible. In the last 15 years of his life Randy has faced extreme injury, the journey to recovery, restoration to his former post, and then the sudden ripping away of his beloved career.

What do you do when everything you have worked in and for over the past several decades is no longer in front of you? What do you do when the hardship seems to come again and again and again with no end in sight? Listen in as Randy shares his journey with us.

A Purpose in Waiting: The Testimony of a Children’s Minister

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Even though Nikki Boyd grew up in church, it wasn’t until early adulthood that Jesus showed her what it meant to truly surrender. As she was maturing in her walk, she understood that Jesus isn’t just the Savior, but He is Lord. With a passion for song and a heart full of Jesus, she began a journey giving her life to the Lord through music, and then children's ministry. But, what if there was more God needed to teach her? What if she had to wait in order to see her role in building God's Kingdom? Listen, as we unpack a children’s minister’s story full of intercession, lessons in waiting, trials, the birth of Ramp 56, and more. Nikki reflects back on the purpose in each season through the lens of a faithful witness to God's Kingdom work.

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