Don't Throw Away Your Confidence: Your Reward Is Closer Than You Realize (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780990528302)

James Richard Evans Sr, is the Founder, Visionary, and Senior Pastor of Divine Restoration Ministries, located in Detroit, Michigan. Bishop-Elect Evans is a man committed to serving his God and community with all of his resources. He and his high school sweetheart, Lady Tenisia Evans serve as an excellent example of teamwork, having built a strong relationship over the last twenty-eight years, happily married for twenty three of those years. Ministry beckoned for Bishop-Elect J. Richard Evans at an age when most young men are only interested in themselves. He answered the call to ministry and began serving first as a parking attendant and then as a youth leader. He became a Youth Pastor soon after and led many young people to the Lord as a result. After much prayer, Bishop-Elect Evans started Divine Restoration Ministries in August of 1998. He entered ministry full time in July of 1999, and countless lives have been changed and restored. In 2008, the Lord directed Bishop-Elect Evans to align himself with the Greater Works of Christ Fellowship, MI & GA, under the leadership of Bishop Wayne T. Jackson, Great Faith Ministries International. He and Lady Tenisia Evans were consecrated as a Son and Daughter as they submitted to the spiritual parentage of Apostle Wayne T. and Dr. Beverly Y. Jackson. Bishop-Elect Evans has expanded his horizons even the more by accepting the fullness of his calling. He launched J. Richard Evans Ministries in the fall of 2006, a ministry geared towards youth and young adults. The ministry has seen a great increase as youth and teens are dedicating their lives to the Lord. In June of 2007, Divine Restoration Ministries Mt. Clemens Church was born, providing ministry in the heart of Mt. Clemens, Michigan. Birthed and bathed in prayer, Mt. Clemens soon began to thrive as evangelistic teams canvassed the neighborhoods with prayer and flyers, pulling in souls from varied backgrounds, classes, and races. Entrepreneurs, the Evans' also use their businesses to empower students, displaced workers, and mothers re-entering the workforce with the skills and the revenue needed to be able to compete in today's job market. J. Richard Optical, Divine Children of Destiny Daycare, and most recently Praying Hands Christian Supply House have opened the door of opportunity and given people hope where there was none. God has chosen Bishop-Elect J. Richard Evans and He has placed a word in his mouth for the nations.