Watermark Blogs

“I’ve always wanted to squeeze everything out of life that it had to offer. I only had one shot, and I didn’t want to miss anything. Growing up, I thought I’d be an architect so I could leave something lasting in this world. After college, I went into the news business, so I’d have a front row seat to what was going on. But no matter what I tried, it always led to the same spot: emptiness.” — Tamara Smith

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Give * Go * Serve!

It’s hard to believe that one of the biggest needs in our community is something many of us often take for granted every day: food. Consider these facts.

• Almost 120,000 students in the Dallas Independent School District relied on the free or reduced-price lunch during the last academic year. That’s 77% of the district’s total enrollment.

• US Department of Agriculture researchers, using data from 2005-2007, found that almost 15% of Texas households experienced food insecurity during that time.

• The average annual income for a family that seeks help from a Texas Food Bank is just $9,000.

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I grew up going to church, but didn’t know what it meant to follow the Lord. In high school, a friend introduced me to Young Life, and over the years, God used that and many different experiences to transition me from apathy to making Christ Lord of my life.

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