Tyler's Story

Some people refer to Tyler as the "runt" of the group due to his age, but that connotation could mean that he is weak or small. There is nothing farther from the truth when it comes to the passion and fire Tyler displays for his Savior. Take a minute and read his testimony and heart.

"Ministry is not what I expected it to be. As a little boy I watched my preacher, Bro Bobby Roberson, set the stage of life’s drama in faithfulness and strength, and I longed for the day that I too could reach such a feat. But God is teaching me that He does not just want a clean vessel to use, but a broken one. To reach His beginning, God must lead me to the end of myself, and that place is far from any 'lime light.'
 
"My start was rather boring by some aspects, but I am eternally thankful for a tender and gracious start on this journey with Christ. I was saved at age seven, when a faithful teacher and servant of the Lord, led me to Christ. At that moment everything was different. It was an ignitiation of a burning desire to serve my Saviour and tell others of His greatest gift. 
 
"God called me to preach at a Christian camp when I was thirteen. Oh how God did a work in my heart through that place in the following summers. So many decisions made; so many wills broken. There was much yet to learn, but I knew that I wanted to be the best pastor I could be; a pastor like my Bro Bobby. 
 
"God is often reminding me though that my pastor didn’t have it too easy. In fact his life consisted of many “breakings” that molded a human heart to the will of the Father. God has allowed me to see many things in my short life but every one of them are essential lessons to tests to come. 
 
Right now, He has privileged me with one of the highest offices a man could attain; a husband and a father. Kathryn is God’s greatest gift to me outside of salvation, and I could not pass many of these “tests” without her. She brings stability when my knees are feeble and tenderness when I am hurting. She is a constant flow of God’s grace on me and an emblem of His undying love. Our precious daughter Lillian is the personification of my joy and brings light to every area of life. She has given me a fresh perspective on the responsibilities of my office and has melted this heart of mine. 
 
"Although life has not been easy or what we have expected, my prayer is that we will not despise God’s preparing work. It is in the mundane and brokenness that God is doing something in my family, and though we don’t know what our future will be, but we are okay with that. Our future is not our goal, God is, and we just want to walk His way. 
 
"God has privileged me in this waiting time to preach and sing with our family, and oh how joyful it has been. He has also placed an urge in my soul at this time to write. I write every week for a blog Biblical Manhood (biblicalmanhood333.com) and am currently working on my second book Restless: Finding Rest in A Restless World. 
 
"Although waiting to pastor has been hard, I do not care. Who am I to place my ideals on a God Who can see my future? The words of Andrew Murray have rung often in my mind, 'I am here, by God’s appointment, in his keeping, under his training, for his time.'"

At the final conclusion of virtually meeting His Song, we ask that you continue to pray for us as God leads. We know without a shadow of doubt, that we are in the center of God's current will. We have thoroughly enjoyed traveling these past few months and are looking forward to when we can minister more often. 

Thank you for your continued support, we trust that you and yours are healthy.

In His Song,

David & Alyece Averbeck