Desiree was born into a broken family, and endured mental and physical abuse throughout her childhood. At the young age of six, her parents divorced, and she was shuffled from one family member to the next.
Her Mom was sent to prison, and she moved from California to Washington with her Dad. Her Dad wasn’t ready to raise her and she could not wait to get out of the house. She moved out at the age of 17 and fully intended to join the military, but her plans changed when she met Jeremy, her future husband.
Jeremy was from a devout, Christian family and that was so foreign to Desiree. She had no idea what it was like to attend church and live your life for God.
It wasn’t until they had their daughter Brooke and watched her go through a life-threatening case of pericarditis that she began to cry out to God. Brooke recovered fully, and they were so grateful.
They went through another scary experience when she was pregnant with her son, Tristan. The doctors told her to abort because he had spina bifida and there was no hope. They chose to pray and trust God that He would heal, and He absolutely did! Tristan was born completely healthy without a sign of spina bifada! Praise God!
After those answers to prayer, she got baptized and fully surrendered her life to Christ. She began to actively serve in her local church and heard God call her to preach. She said no many times because she felt so unworthy and saw herself as broken.
She went on a church mission trip to South America, and while traveling there, she received a call that her half-brother had drowned. She was desperate and God surrounded her with His perfect peace and love.
After experiencing God so tangibly, she did say yes to God’s call and has served in several churches, ministering and discipling people to draw closer to Jesus.
She experienced true freedom in Christ. He broke the chains of her past so powerfully, and He now uses her to advance His Kingdom.
She is currently serving as a youth and young adults Pastor in Idaho.
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