Meet the Garcias

I know, two blogs in one day! I better slow down!

After that last post I realized that I didn't introduce you to a couple that I truly believe was sent from Jesus to save my life. Meet Gerald and Donna Garcia.

Oh man, just seeing that picture makes me happy. Those two people are the definition of a servants heart. I had the blessing of the Garcia's opening up their home to me when I was going through that rough time. I say blessed because I don't know of a better word, but if there was a better word, I would use that. I lived on a pull out couch, but I felt like I had my own room, my own space and Donna did whatever she felt like I needed in order to make me feel at home.

My time there was defiantly full of discipleship from Gerald, but I literally felt Christ ooze out of that house. My relationships that I had with every Garcia family member (they have two great kids, Rebecca and Drew) were just another way that God used the family to show me his love. They loved me uncontrollably. It was unreal. Gerald was stern when necessary, but only out of total love, and he proved how much he loved me everyday so I respected and trusted every word that came out of his mouth. He knows the scriptures so well that they just are continually a part of his everyday life. Donna, wow, what a servant. I came home everyday to a clean house (new vacuum marks and all, I'm not kidding), and a meal if I ever needed one. She asked about my day everyday, like I was her own child. She really cared about my well being all the time. Both Gerald and Donna were usually gone from around 1045-2. Not because they took a long lunch break for the two of them, or because they spent time together at parks, hanging out. Nope, they both had lunch dates with people. Everyday, sometimes three times a day. There is no telling how many times a week Donna ate at Jason's Deli :). They were consistently pouring into people and still had times to fill themselves up daily.


I am sure you can already tell but I believe with all that is in me that Jesus sent the Garcia's for me. I am sure that there are MANY MANY other people out there who feel the same way about themselves. But I know they were there for me during that time. Even though I don't see the Garcia's as much as I used to, I still love them all so much. And as much as Gerald hates weddings, he will marry me one day.


And a special shout out to their daughter, Becca. She had to put up with me for the same amount of time and when she would call me 'brother Bret' it made me so happy. It still makes me smile when I think about her calling me that today! She is unreal as well! She is so satisfied in who she is as a daughter of the king. Her parents have taught her a real love for Jesus and she has accepted that love of Christ into her life and it makes it her daily goal to love and know Jesus more. I love Becca. And here is a picture of her beautiful face.





Okay, that's plenty of blogging for today.

Until next time.

If you are reading this (especially you, Garcia's), I love you.