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DaVon and gave him a homemade sweet potato pie. Later that day, DaVon sat down to eat it. Wow. What was it about this pie? DaVon was not a glutton. Nor was he a big fan of sweet potatoes. However, once he started, he couldn't seem to stop eating. He ate the entire pie in one sitting. DaVon had no way of knowing that Stacy had taken a stand of faith, even before hearing his message that Sunday morning—believing for a godly husband. As she made the pie the day before the Sunday service, she had whispered a prayer: "Father, if he's my husband, let him like the pie so much that he eats it in a single sitting." Sweet Potato Pie "It was weeks before I ran into Stacy again," DaVon remembers. "When I saw her, I thanked her for the pie. At the last moment I admitted that I'd eaten the entire thing at one time. Stacy knew then that we would marry. She was wise enough to keep that information to herself. Not too long after that we started dating. After dating for two years, we married in 2009." DaVon had moved to Charlotte in 2004, years before meeting Stacy. "I worked as a cashier for a bakery, making $8 an hour," he recalls. "I lived in a little apartment without cable or Wi-Fi." When his 18-year-old boss yelled at him and chewed him out one day, DaVon knew it was time to look for work elsewhere. "I believe it was the favor of God on my life that caused me to get an entry-level position at Wachovia, a Fortune 500 bank," he says. "That position paid $28,500 a year. I worked in the call center on a campus with 10,000 employees. "One day, I was outside on my break when I found a wallet fi lled with money. I took it inside and turned it in to security. A while later, a couple of my bosses came to my desk and thanked me for turning in the wallet. Apparently one of the managers had seen me turn in the wallet. I was told he went to my other bosses and said, 'That's the kind of character and integrity we're looking for in this company.' "Afterward, a new position opened in one of the departments. I applied but didn't get the job. They said it was over my head. Two days later, they reversed that decision and gave me the position. The man who saw me turn in the wallet said, 'Give him the job. I'd rather have character and integrity than a skill set. I can train him.' "At that point my salary doubled so that I was making about $56,000 a year. Then, another position opened which I applied for. During the interview I didn't know what kinds of questions they would ask. I didn't understand some of the terminologies and the lingo, but by God's grace I made it through the interview and was hired. With this position my salary doubled to about $120,000. In three years I went from working at a bakery and making minimum wage to becoming a corporate fi nancial relationship counselor and earning $120,000. In 2008, I was the No. 1 sales rep in all the branches on the East Coast." Faith for Finances Stacy was only 5 years old when her mother became a Partner with KCM. They watched the Believer's Voice of Victory broadcast on TV every day. They devoured the magazine every month. Long before she became a social worker, Stacy knew how to live by faith. That's why when DaVon told her he believed God was calling him to walk away from his high-paying job and start a church, she didn't waver. "Let's do it," she said. "We've always known that call was on our lives. I only have one question: Can I still have my hair done?" DaVon pulled her into a hug. "We'll make sure you get your hair done." There was a reason they could change their lifestyle. The only debt they had was their mortgage. Leaving his career in banking, DaVon and Stacy started True Life Fellowship Church— meeting in a middle school band room. As the church grew, they moved to a high school. As the church continued to grow, they needed space for the children. Along with physical Old Testament New Testament FEB READ THROUGH THE BIBLE Wed 1 Ex. 8-9 Matt. 23 Thu 2 Ex. 10:1-12:28 Matt. 24 Fri 3 Ex. 12:29-14:14 Matt. 25 Sat 4 Ex. 14:15-16:21 Sun 5 Ps. 19-21; Prov. 4:1-19 Mon 6 Ex. 16:22-18:27 Matt.26 Tue 7 Ex. 19:1-21:11 Matt. 27 Wed 8 Ex. 21:12-23:9 Matt. 28 Thu 9 Ex. 23:10-25:22 Mark 1 Fri 10 Ex. 25:23-27:8 Mark 2 Sat 11 Ex. 27:9-29:9 Sun 12 Ps. 22-24; Prov. 4:20-5:14 Mon 13 Ex. 29:10-30:21 Mark 3 Tue 14 Ex. 30:22-32:29 Mark 4 Wed 15 Ex. 32:30-34:35 Mark 5 Thu 16 Ex. 35:1-36:30 Mark 6 Fri 17 Ex. 36:31-38:20 Mark 7 Sat 18 Ex. 38:21-39:43 Sun 19 Ps. 25-27; Prov. 5:15-23 Mon 20 Ex. 40:1-Lev. 2:10 Mark 8 Tue 21 Lev. 2:11-4:35 Mark 9 Wed 22 Lev. 5:1-7:14 Mark 10 Thu 23 Lev. 7:15-8:36 Mark 11 Fri 24 Lev. 9:1-11:19 Mark 12 Sat 25 Lev. 11:20-13:28 Sun 26 Ps. 28-31; Prov. 6:1-19 Mon 27 Lev. 13:29-14:32 Mark 13 Tue 28 Lev. 14:33-15:33 Mark 14 1 2 : B V O V

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