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OPPORTUNITY
TO Serve

Living

the DREAM

LUBBOCK DREAM CENTER by LaVila Henry

In the quietness of his place of
prayer, he heard: “You can go
ahead and build that building if
you want to, but you are going to
be building a church like any other
large church on the south side of the
city, and there is a whole other part
of the city that I’ve called you to be
responsible for.”

God had already been preparing
the hearts of Jackie and Linda for
this leap of faith. Mike Rogers, who
had connections to the Los Angeles
Dream Center had become part of
their congregation. Through him,
t had been 23 years since Jackie met the founders of the LA
Jackie and Linda White Dream Center and was given the
Istarted Church on the opportunity to preach there. From
Rock (COTR) in Lubbock. that opportunity, the Dream Center
By then, at its location on seed was planted in Jackie’s heart.
south Slide, it had increased
to a modest size and was God was also preparing Linda’s
outgrowing its building. heart. On the way home from one of
COTR was ready for the their foreign mission trips, satisfied
next step. An architect had with what God was doing in other
been hired, and the plans countries, she asked herself, “What
had been drawn up for a are we doing at home for our own
new sanctuary. But then city?”
came a defining moment.
Pastor Jackie had no peace When he returned from prayer
about the decision. He took it with the news of what he felt God
before the church board, and had said, the elders were in favor.
their advice mirrored other Though Jackie felt there was no way
times over the years. “Go he could duplicate the LA Dream
away, Pastor Jackie, and pray Center, he believed Lubbock could
about it. See what the Lord do something. Research needed to
has to say.” take place.

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