OUT AND ABOUT 42 JULY 2022 www.goodnewsfl.org Good News • South Florida Edition Three years ago, Hunter Tully, both a foster and adoptive parent as well as Champion and business partner with 4KIDS, casted a vision of building a teamof dedicated athletes to represent 4KIDS in the Race Across America (RAAM). Considered the world’s most grueling continual cycling race, RAAM was a unique opportunity for Tully and the 4Cyclists4KIDS team to leverage their talents to give back to a mission that matters most to them — creating brighter futures for kids in foster care. The team, comprised of four ultraendurance cyclists and 10 crew members spent nearly 9 days biking across 12 states, trekking over 3,000 miles! “Along the journey, we raised awareness of the hundreds of thousands of kids in foster care and the work 4KIDS is doing to provide hope, homes, and healing for children and families in crisis,” says Tully. In the early hours of themorning of June 27th, the team crossed the finish line with flying colors, ranking #1 in the mixed team division (two males, two females) under 50 of the race! Raising tens of thousands from individuals and businesses, these incredible advocates brought national attention to 4KIDS with each leg of their cross-country adventure. 4Cyclists4KIDS Cross the Finish Line By Daniella Bolla, 4KIDS The D. James Kennedy Ministries (DJKM) Board of Directors has named Pastor Rob Pacienza the new President and CEO of DJKM, a Christian media ministry founded by the late Dr. D. James Kennedy whose television program, "Truths That Transform," airs nationwide. Pastor Pacienza, 41, is Senior Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church (CRPC) in Fort Lauderdale. He has served as CRPC Senior Pastor since 2016 and will continue in that role while taking on the added responsibility of leading DJKM. "As a Board, we are delighted that Pastor Rob, who has served on the Board since 2020, is now leading D. James Kennedy Ministries as President and CEO. Rob brings a passionate commitment to gospel witness and to the application of God's Word to the moral and social questions troubling our nation," said William T. Allen, CPA, Chairman of the DJKM Board. Pastor Pacienza, who became a believer in Jesus Christ while a teenager at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, was later mentored by the late Dr. D. James Kennedy, the founding pastor of CRPC. "I am deeply honored and humbled at the opportunity to lead D. James Kennedy Ministries," said Pacienza, who earned his Master of Divinity at Knox Theological Seminary and is now completing his doctorate in ministry at Westminster Theological Seminary. The author of the forthcoming book, The Hope Of The World: Christian Cultural Engagement in a Secular Age, Pacienza said the gospel "moves you to shape culture according to the kingdom of God. We want people watching Truths That Transform to be motivated and informed by the gospel, to go out and shape culture for the glory of God and for the sake of his kingdom." Learn more at djameskennedy.org Rob Pacienza Takes Helm of Christian Media Ministry Trophy Photo | From Left To Right: Ollie Garcia, Hunter Tully, Dennis Phipps, Erinne Guthrie Rob Pacienza
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