MEET THE TEAM: elyssa done
Today I want to begin to introduce you to the team of women who design, create, implement, administrate, manage, and advise this blog we call He Speaks In The Silence. These are women who pray, asking God for wisdom, then use their gifts to craft beauty for all of us. And I think you need to know them!
So… for the next many weeks we’ll be posting a fun profile of who they are, what they do, what they love, who they love, how they live and lots more delicious details.
If you want to take a peak at the list of questions we all got to choose from, here it is.
From my heart,
Diane
ELYSSA DONE
I Live in:
Our new state…North Carolina! And loving it!!
I contribute to the blog by:
Helping to spread the word – to invite more people into this incredible community.
My favorite Portland spots are:
The multitude of incredible bakeries.
Forest Park.
Powell’s.
One of my life scriptures is:And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever!
Ephesians 3:17-20
On a perfect day, I would:
Go exploring in a new city with my husband and daughter. There would be sunshine, coffee, a bakery, an old bookstore, walking, laughter and beauty.
When I was young, I wanted to grow up and be:
A pastor’s wife!
My husband, Dominic, was a missionary when we met – but he unexpectedly became the teaching pastor of our church in Maui just two years after we were married. We lived there for 8 years, then England for 2, then Portland for 1…and now we’re in North Carolina! Solid Rock recently sent us out with amazing support, to help plant a new church in the Raleigh/Durham/Triangle area. We started on September 8th with a fantastic team of people who moved all the way across the country to help serve. It has been such a fun adventure and so amazing to already be surrounded by such a fantastic community of Christ followers. We so appreciate your prayers for Emmaus – for wisdom about how to reach our city - that we would build authentic and deep relationships with our neighbors and co-workers - and for insight about how to best love and serve the people of North Carolina!
If I could spend a year anywhere in the world, I would go to:
England. We’ve lived there twice and my husband grew up there. It’s a beautiful country, full of quirky customs and fascinating history…and the accents…are epic.
The next big challenge I'm tackling is:
Finding my way around our new city.
The iPhone app I wouldn't want to live without is:
Google Maps…see previous question...
One of the people in the Bible I most admire/relate to is:
Sarah. Her faith was weak – she laughed at God’s promise of a son. Yet He was so gracious to her and gave her more than she deserved.
God is so incredibly gracious with me. I doubt often, but He continues to give me so much more than I could ask, think or imagine.
My mission is:
To deeply love and serve my family as well as the beautiful people we are surrounded by in North Carolina.