happen for you. Have a great night.
Okay, so you guys, I'm so excited to be back
with you. I feel like there's a song that we should be playing.
For those of you that don't know, I've been part of this community for
four years. I started in March of 2021. I started it and I quickly
moved into being a volunteer and then I was on the team.
And then about last summer when I was floundering and getting slaughtered in
seminary and I needed a break, Jackie let me take a step back.
And in the midst of seminary when my life
felt very disorganized, God decided to drop the love bomb
on me. And as most of you know, I got engaged
I think 12 days ago at the top of the Empire State Building.
And my wedding is October 18th. So it is so fun to be back. Jackie and I
were talking and she's like, I'm bringing you back to phase three
and I only have two more semesters left of school so I feel like
the end is in sight. And she asked if I could,
you know, host tonight and I was so excited because I'm in the middle of a
paper that's due tomorrow but I'm a little tired of Ezekiel.
And so I need a break from the commentaries.
And this is one of my most fun things to get to do.
So ladies, if you are not camera ready, you better get camera ready because
there's four men we're going to spotlight and I'm going to ask them a
bunch of questions. And then I'm going to ask women in
different age groups to raise your hand and I'm going to call on you
and I'm going to do like a quick fire spotlight of you. But if you look like
you still are working out or you're in your pajamas, I'm probably not going to
pick on you. And also make sure you've got some good
lighting on you. Like look, I mean actually I probably, I personally probably
need a little bit more lighting but I'm not getting spotlighted so it's not
about me. All right, the first guy that we're
going to spotlight. Oh David, look at you. You are all
ready to go. You are right there in my top thing. So I'm going to,
I'm going to pin you. Okay, does everybody see David pinned?
And so if you have the view, like speaker view, you should be able to see
him even more than me because he's like the big
one that you really need to see. Okay, so David, I'm going to ask you a
bunch of questions. So usually the basic
questions, so how you doing David? Can you hear me
okay?
Can you thumbs up if you can hear me David?
Okay, so you weren't smiling so I couldn't tell if you're with me. Okay,
so some of the basic stuff is telling us a little bit like your name,
your age, where you're located, and you only see me. Are you sure Melissa?
Are you viewing it? Me too, I'm in speaker and I only see you.
Okay, well hopefully. Yes, me too. Okay, you want to put me as co-host
Janae? Yeah, I would love to do that. Shawn, you can fix it.
There you go. I love partnering with Cheryl.
You know guys, I couldn't even find the tab to get in tonight. It's been like, I'm
so used to only coming on from my phone. It's been forever since I came on from
my computer. All right, Cheryl is going to make sure
that he is spotlighted because she's going to save me like she always does.
Okay, David, like things like your name, location,
age, do you have children, do you want children? Start there and then I'm going
to fire some questions at you.
Okay, I didn't know which David you're talking about. That's more when David. Oh,
I'm sorry. You're on the list, right? You are on
the list. Yeah, yeah, I'm on the list but I don't know.
I apologize. You're like, I think she's talking about me.
Yeah, that's why I wasn't very responsive. Sorry about that.
My name is David. I'm currently in PA about an
hour plus north of Philadelphia. I'm 51 years old but that just happened
late May so that's kind of recent.
I'm interested in having children. I'm single, never married
and I am probably in the process of moving
across the country but I still have to do my scout trip like later this month
or possibly sometime in September. I'm looking at this point probably to
move to Austin, Texas. So are you moving for your job? Is
that what you're moving for? No, I'm actually moving. Well,
I guess it might be job related because it kind of like a
full circle moment, kind of coming back to getting back into music scene, I guess.
I mean, at that time, I'm like an amateur musician, but yeah.
But I mean, that's just one piece of the puzzle, so.
Inquiring minds want to know, okay, so you're in Pennsylvania, you're going to head to Austin.
What is paying the bills?
Do you have a job that's paying the bills if it's not music?
Right now, I'm just doing like deliveries, basically, you know, self-employed,
just doing delivery courier work right now.
Okay, great.
Now, so when you say musician, do you play instruments, sing, or both?
I did take voice lessons, but it's more like playing saxophone, so I don't know.
Okay, I love it.
Who does not like a saxophone?
That's kind of hot.
All right, so you're going to Austin, so are you then hoping whoever might be interested
in you would be willing, who's either already living in Austin or willing to go to Austin?
Would that be a fair statement?
Yeah, at this point, yeah.
Like I said, it's not 100% solid, but I mean, made up moving somewhere else, but yeah.
Okay, all right.
So I have some fun questions to ask you.
Are you ready for me to woo you?
And ladies and men that are in the audience, unless you're about to be men, unless you're
going to be highlighted, you might want to save your answers, but this is a time, you
guys, when we spotlight people, you can have a conversation with each other.
Also in the chat, be paying attention to David because he is spotlighted, but we wanted that.
So tell me three words you think your besties would use to describe yourself.
Oh, I guess they would describe me, I guess, as upbeat, full of a lot of dead humor.
It kind of like just comes out full force when I'm around a lot of people.
The dry humor, the puns, that kind of stuff.
Sometimes, you know, I know when, if it's getting too much, I, you know, I'm going to
be merciful and not go overboard.
Did you say all three?
What were the three again?
I want you to summarize.
What were the three words?
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
I would say that I guess I'm more of like a jokester in the sense of dead humor and puns
and that kind of stuff.
Oh, dead humor.
Dry humor.
Hey, Rizzo.
Hey, Hunter.
How have you been?
I'm good.
Hey, Hunter, we're in the middle of a single spotlight, dude.
So let's hang on on the close, but it's so great to see you.
Awesome.
Okay.
What is the one thing that helps you relax?
What's an activity or something you do that helps you relax?
I enjoy putting puzzles together, especially when I go visit my mom, like just jigsaw puzzles.
Oh.
So unfortunately, she's been in and out of the hospital a lot, but I mean, she's 81 years old now.
Okay.
All right.
So now where does mom live?
Only about eight miles away now, about 10 now that she's in a recovery place for physical therapy.
Yeah.
Do you have siblings, David?
Yeah, I have two brothers, no sisters.
Okay.
So all boys or mom.
Okay.
I'm kidding.
I'm the middle child.
My father passed away like 13 plus years ago.
So.
Okay.
So yeah.
Right.
Awesome.
All right.
What is an activity that you would like to share with your partner?
I don't know.
I guess.
A bit PG, just kidding.
I'm not going to.
See, I wanted to make you laugh.
I knew you had a good laugh in you.
That's awesome.
I guess anything from, how about, I guess, take taking a walk on the local trail, you know,
that used to be like a railroad trail that needs to be common is now like old railroad
things get bought up by the township and they turn into walking trails.
And then also, I guess, like go to a car show.
I'm kind of a vintage car nerd.
Vintage cars.
Okay.
Ladies pay attention to that.
Vintage cars.
I love that.
Okay.
What is something that you're you may have kind of already answered it because you talked
about the move, but what is an area of your life that you're really working on right now
that's super important to you that you want to share with that person?
So just like something it could be.
It could be the music thing.
It could be I'm trying to lose five pounds.
It could be I'm building.
Building my own car.
I don't know.
Yeah, I'm just trying to, there's just so many things
I'm kind of working on right now.
It's just kind of like a rebuilding time for me.
I guess more consistent in working out,
starting out where I'm at, at least three times a week.
Great.
Awesome.
That would be one thing, yeah.
Awesome.
OK, I'm going to take the focus off you for just a moment.
Tell me some qualities that you are
looking for in a spirit mate.
And let's assume, since we're all here on last year's single,
we all want somebody who loves Jesus
and somebody who's marriage minded.
But what other qualities are you looking for in a mate?
I'm looking for someone that's a partner,
not any kind of, I don't know.
David, did you freeze or did I freeze?
No, he did.
He did?
OK.
Let's hope he comes back.
David, can you hear me?
Can you hear me, David?
We're going to give it like 10 more seconds
and I might have to bop to somebody else.
OK, so we're going to assume he froze.
So he hopped off.
So remember, you guys, his name is David.
He's 51.
He is doing different jobs.
He's looking at relocating to Austin.
I lost signal.
Sorry about that.
Oh, you lost signal.
Cheryl, can you find him and get him back?
Oh, Cheryl and I look like twins.
Oh, where's Cheryl?
Oh, man.
Look, y'all.
I got some fun red lipstick on.
I don't normally wear red, but someone gave it to me as a gift
and I was testing it out.
All right, so we were, what are you looking for in a mate?
Do you feel like you finished answering that question?
Can you hear me?
Yes.
OK, hold on.
I'm having trouble here.
OK.
It keeps burying it behind another window,
so all I can see is a white screen.
So that's to be that wants to keep learning and growing.
Like if I know if I'm more familiar with something
than she is, I appreciate someone
that's willing to learn and vice versa.
If you know something more in another area to do, then yeah.
It's like a teachable heart.
All right, I'm going to give you some really fast, light, fun
questions.
Well, the first one's not light, but it's a fast one.
Tell me a nonprofit that moves you.
Like if you were to go to give your time, talents,
or treasure to a nonprofit, what kind of nonprofit would it be?
Something that really resonates with me,
it's about like an hour plus west of here.
There's a ministry that's called Blessings of Hope.
And what they've done over the years,
they've been doing this for about 12 plus years now
in like the Lancaster County area of Pennsylvania.
They had a warehouse, and then they got land.
They bought even a bigger warehouse.
Basically, they capture food that's
going to basically be expired and be thrown out
in the next week.
And instead of it just being trashed,
they gather it, and as soon as they get it,
they distribute it out so people that are struggling with food
can have that.
So yeah.
Very cool.
I love that.
Very cool.
OK, this is a light one.
You're going to a potluck.
What are you bringing?
What's the one item you're going to typically
bring to a potluck?
You're like, I'm signing up.
That's the thing I'm bringing.
Well, potlucks are usually more in the summer time.
Well, they can be any time, I guess.
But I don't know.
Quick answer, quick.
I guess, I don't know, something like corn on the cob, I guess.
I don't know.
It's like, I'm pretty simple.
You're so cute.
And you guys, by the way, in my role of single spotlights,
you guys are all allowed to answer the questions
because other people are checking you out
and they're checking David out.
And so we can all multitask.
So let people know what you would make.
OK, what is, all right, so let's see.
They're making a movie about you.
Who is going to play you?
Or who do you want to play you?
Maybe that's the answer.
Who would you like?
Like, what pro actor I want to play my part?
Sure, man.
Yeah.
What actor's going to, who's going to play you?
I don't know.
I really don't know.
Ladies.
All right.
Here's the fun.
Ladies, tell us who you think should play David.
That's always a fun game.
I'm Jennifer Gray.
People always say, it doesn't look like it tonight because I don't have my curly hair
going on, but David, oh, Matt Damon, Matt Damon would be good.
Oh, Brad Pitt, Jack Black.
Oh my gosh.
Look at David.
You're getting some hot men.
I mean, I'm just saying, I mean, that's a compliment right there.
Okay.
David.
Ladies, I'm going to give you like five seconds to write down in this chat.
Another question you want me to ask David before I go to the next person.
Anybody want me to ask a specific question for David?
David, are you a nighttime person or a morning person?
I'm nighttime, but I'm trying to switch back to more middle of the road.
Okay.
Yeah.
But until like I transitioned fully from being like a courier and that kind of stuff to what's
that person at?
Do you make your bed?
Huh?
Do you make your bed?
Do I make my bed?
Not really.
Okay.
Fair.
All right.
David, somebody wants to know what is the age range that you are willing to date?
Do you have an age range?
I'm open to any age, but it's kind of like, I don't know.
I want to be reasonable.
I don't think I'm not really comfortable with, I guess, more than like 11, 12 years difference.
That's very safe and respectable.
Okay.
So ladies, he's 51.
So let's say like 38.
Now you want kids.
Do you want biological kids?
Yeah.
That's the thing.
But I mean, it's been prophesied over this group that, you know.
If she's still ovulating, she can have babies.
Yes.
Somewhere between 38 and possibly 52.
We don't know how good some people's eggs are, but we're going to assume that there
are some.
But that should give some...
See y'all, I ran a pregnancy center.
If y'all didn't know me, you know that I have as low of a filter as Jackie does on this
kind of stuff.
All right.
David, is there anything about yourself that you're like, gosh, I wish more people knew
this about me?
What would that be?
I want that to be like your final thing.
Or before you get me off the spotlight, you're like, I wish Renee asked me this.
What else would you love the ladies to know about yourself?
I guess I like to study a lot, but I mean, over the years, I've always been fascinated
to study things that are related to like psychology and relationships, but it's always been like
on the side, never official, never like a college horse or anything like that.
Cool beans.
All right.
Well, ladies, David seems like he is fun.
I bet you David, like as you talk to him, will even come out of his shell even more.
Like you're kind of coming off nice and low key, but I've heard your laugh.
So I suspect you are super fun and we are super excited for you.
Continue to stay in this program, ladies.
Get after it.
Use that email that Jackie put in there.
I believe you usually put a summary about yourself.
Make sure you add photos to woo the crap out of David.
David, thank you so much for being on tonight.
Evan Rau.
Oh, thank you.
Evan Rau, are you here?
Is Evan here?
I am indeed.
You are?
Evan.
Great.
Well, Cheryl's going to save me again.
Okay.
Evan.
Alrighty.
Awesome.
Evan.
Okay.
So back at the top, have you been here this whole time?
So you did kind of get the warning on the question.
So poor David kind of warmed it up for the rest of you, but it's all good.
So start with the super basics.
Give us your name, your age.
If you have children, want children, where you live, and if you are willing to relocate.
Because I kind of feel like that kind of helps people kind of go like, okay.
Fair enough.
Name is Evan, E-V-A-N, obviously.
I'm 33 years old, based in Austin, Texas at the moment.
My current plan, actually, I'm from Montana originally, so my family is to relocate myself
to...
to Boise, Idaho in the next year or two.
So that's kind of my plan.
So I guess I am willing to relocate somewhere.
So tell us, I mean, it's Boise, Idaho.
So I have no idea what Idaho has to offer besides,
I don't know, potatoes, or I might even be wrong about that.
So tell me what is drawing you to Idaho.
Well, I grew up in Montana, which is very similar.
So I'm from a small town of 800 people,
which is pretty rare for a lot of people these days.
But I'm just used to the simple life in Austin, obviously.
I did like it five years ago.
I moved here in COVID.
It's changed really fast.
So a lot of traffic, a lot of new people.
I'm a builder in construction,
so I'm kind of into that too.
Okay.
But I just, I'm going back to the mountains
and the simple life and the clean water.
And Boise is kind of perfect size too.
It's about 200,000 people.
So plenty of jobs, plenty of work,
but no traffic, no crowds, plenty of everything I need.
And yeah, beautiful place.
So do you like want to live in the mountains,
kind of like be a little crunchy?
I'm a mountain guy for sure.
I enjoy a day at the beach.
Don't get me wrong.
But mountains are where I feel closest to God
and where I feel most at home.
And then of course, Boise too,
is eight hour drive to the family.
So it works a lot of different ways.
I love that.
Oh my gosh.
You know what?
I love that you are surprising me
because like, I just like,
like my first image of what you looked like,
I wouldn't have pictured like this mountain guy
going to Idaho.
So I love that.
You surprised me.
Okay.
Tell me three words that your besties
would use to describe you.
I'd go with disciplined,
honest, and kind.
Ooh, man.
Those are good.
I love it.
All right.
What helps you relax the most?
I worked in Hollywood for a little bit
after college and stuff.
So I've always been a big fan of storytelling.
I love a good story.
So I may be one of the-
Are you an oral storyteller
or do you like to write the story?
I was a writer.
I mean, actually, I guess I did both.
I did a little bit of standup
and screenwriting in Hollywood.
So I dabbled in both,
but probably these days more pen to paper.
Although, yeah.
Group events, I enjoy telling a good story,
but also just to relax.
I just enjoy watching a good story unfold or reading one.
So I'm one of those rare people
who still reads paper books.
I don't like screens.
Okay, so now that you told us
that you have to tell us the last book you just read,
besides the Bible,
because we're going to-
Oh, right.
Yeah, true.
Very true.
Big fan of Jack Carr, who's a Navy SEAL.
He's an author.
He actually is producing the terminal list right now
for Amazon too, which is Chris Pratt starring in that,
but that's based on his book series.
So very manly books.
I don't know how many women would like to read them,
but they're thrillers about a Navy SEAL.
So those are very well done.
I like it a lot.
We like a good action story, ladies.
Am I right?
I'm just saying.
You'd be surprised.
Yeah.
Hello.
Okay, great.
I love that.
Okay.
What is one activity you want to share with your partner?
I drink hotel.
I'm pretty outdoorsy.
So I love a good hike.
Not a lot of those in Texas, more walks,
but they call it a hike.
Anyway, it's kind of funny.
But I just love being outdoors.
So I love going to the lake, to the river,
up in the mountains, to the beach.
Or as David even said,
just to walk along a path is always nice.
So I just like to be out in God's creation.
That's kind of my happy place.
And if there's a girl who also enjoys that,
then it works pretty well for me, for sure.
Okay.
So I'm taking it in.
I'm going to jump to,
what are you looking for in a mate besides a godly woman?
I'm assuming then you don't mind a girl
that can get dirty and dress up.
Yeah, you got to have both, right?
You need to outwit for every occasion.
But I guess the main things I'm looking for is,
and it can be, I guess, harder to find these days too,
is someone who's really secure in their femininity.
Because obviously, I'm sure you guys have talked about that
in the program and stuff too,
but just the culture in America
and around the West these days is very interesting
as far as masculinity versus femininity
and kind of subverting it and flipping it around.
So I really like a girl who's very comfortable
with me taking the lead.
Me making decisions and me sweeping her up on adventures.
Not to say it's not a team effort sometimes,
but just letting me kind of take that first step.
I'm a very good planner too,
so I love planning out adventures
and sweeping up girls on dates and that kind of thing.
Traveling.
But it's mainly just finding that person
who has that feminine touch.
Because you want someone who's nurturing and inspires
and turns a house into a home.
Yeah.
And on the male side, obviously,
we'd love to just lean into being a provider
and protector and structure.
So I'm curious, will you be okay
if you have a woman with a career?
or are you hoping she would stay home with the kiddos
when you start to pop those out?
When the kids come, I'm definitely a big believer
in stay-at-home moms raise the best human beings, hands down.
Not to say, again, it's not a team effort.
I very much look forward to raising my children,
very hands-on, and playing catch with them,
and helping out with the dishes,
and just making it happen as a team.
Yeah, I'd say it's definitely a strength of women
to do the nurturing side of things,
and men can do it, but we're not very good at it.
Yeah, stay-at-home mom, definitely important for me.
I don't know if you've been through all of the program yet,
but one of the classes that we teach in phase two
is called Divine Feminine and Masculine,
and we talk about the top gifts
of being feminine and masculine,
and God gave each of us separately different gifts.
They're all amazing, but yes, women are the nurturers.
And I think one of the things that Jackie tries
to teach all the women here, Evan,
is how to step into our femininity
and what that looks like today,
and kind of take that phrase back,
because we kind of feel like the world
kind of has abused that word, so to speak,
and it's like, all of a sudden,
being a masculine man isn't a good thing,
and what does it mean,
and how can you be a strong, confident woman?
And some of these women on this call, they're bosses,
and they've done very successful things,
but how do you lay that down at the office
and still show up soft?
And so I think that's something
that all of us are really,
we've been really working after,
and so you will be pleasantly surprised
by the large number of women in this community
who have been successful and strong
and also leaning into her feminine side.
So I think that's awesome,
and I'm glad that you brought that up.
What nonprofit moves you?
Here in Austin, there's a really good one
called Mobile Loaves and Fishes.
So the guy who runs that,
we've actually brought one of his trucks
in time with my church,
and we did it on Christmas day
and went downtown and did some serving and everything.
But his whole mission is very God-based,
very grounded, and very Christian, and I love it.
I guess he actually has a compound too here in Austin,
but main thing with them is they go out with their trucks,
food, water, clothing,
and they bring it to those in need.
For those who live in Austin or know about it,
there is a sizable homeless population here,
whether it's veterans, mentally ill, drugs,
all that kind of stuff, so typical big city problem.
But people are really inspired by him.
He's actually on Joe Rogan's podcast
talking about his system as well,
because it's so effective at rehabilitation
and getting people back on their feet,
and he does it in a very biblically-driven way.
So I really respect that,
and I guess I've contributed for myself,
so it definitely speaks to me.
I love that one a lot.
I love that.
Thank you for sharing that.
Okay, I don't know if I asked David this,
but what have you learned most about yourself
during a misstep?
I don't want to call it a failure.
Maybe it was something you did to get off track,
but what did you learn most about yourself?
I think, like a lot of people my age,
back in my 20s, because I'm 33 now,
I let the culture kind of affect me too much
as far as my decisions with relationships
and how to approach my faith,
and I kind of got lulled into a false sense of comfort
and drifted away from church,
and that goes back into my family history too.
My dad's an alcoholic, so I have a test relationship with him.
It's gotten better over the years and everything,
but kind of a longer story.
But I think I learned the most
is the more I got closer to God
and the more I grounded myself in that,
just the more secure, safe, happy, confident I ever felt,
and just more proud of myself too
as far as just being a good human being,
and that's kind of that age-old wisdom.
I kind of lean into the humility
of listening to people who've been there before
and listening to those ancient, what is it?
What do you want to say?
Wise words that people often forget,
and they're like, oh, that doesn't apply to me,
and you always learn it does,
and especially with the Bible,
especially my, I think Bible study
is probably one of my favorite things
to do with the guys,
because we go through and you see these words
written 2,000 years ago.
Yeah.
They're talking about farming or ladies
or how to approach your faith and God,
all these things, and it still applies today.
So kind of the thing I learned about myself
is just to have that humility,
to listen to people who've been there before
and to really understand the context of age-old wisdom
and apply that to my life,
and it's been a great revelation, I guess, for sure,
in my 30s.
Oh, good, I love it.
I love that.
Evan, so good.
Okay, so you're 33 and you want some kids.
So what would you say is the age range you're considering?
You're gonna have more knowledge of this
from what you just said for this,
but I'm.
Friends or nurses always tell me it's really,
that the risks are higher for a lady after 35,
is what they tell me.
So I try to keep that in mind,
but for me it's, I try to do about a 10 years younger
is probably my limit, I would say, so about 23-ish.
Yeah.
And then older, I try to keep it about my age.
Yeah.
Probably within like two to three years
is my current thinking, but I can be convinced.
Here's what I'm gonna tell you,
I'm gonna give you some older sister advice.
Your wisdom level is pretty high.
So if you're gonna date a girl under 25,
she needs to be pretty far along in her maturity
because you're kind of an old soul.
I would say, don't be afraid of a woman in her mid thirties.
Women are having babies up to 50 years old.
So a woman could, I would hate to see you blow off a chance
for a 37 year old, because she can pop out
some babies for you and they can be completely healthy.
So I would say be open.
I would say, you know, 24 to 38 might be the range
that you would be open to.
Some women may have frozen their eggs for you.
And so they might have fresh eggs to put in the oven.
So you just don't know, you just don't know.
Ruth's laughing at me, you just don't know.
But you definitely have an old soul
and I want you to get a mature woman
who can match the energy that you just shared with us.
Cause you're a good looking guy
and I don't want you to be with some just young chick
just cause, you know, whatever.
You have a lot of depth to yourself.
Is there anything else you wanted to say about yourself
that I didn't ask you that you want the ladies to know?
That's a deep question, let's see.
I know, I mean, I didn't even ask you anything.
All right, do you want me to ask you?
All right, let me ask you the stupid questions real quick.
And I'm going to let you think about that one.
What are you bringing to the potluck?
I mean, I can cook, but I'm more of a Costco guy
just for time efficiency.
What?
So typically a Costco guy.
So I love to go to Costco
and just find something easy I can bring.
But if I do like cook myself,
I like to bring like a meat dish.
So whether it's like a lot of taco meat
or grilled some steaks or just something.
If time and money is not an issue,
then I like to bring something sizable of protein, so.
Okie dokie.
So you're gonna bring the filet mignon.
Okay, do you make your bed?
I do not.
Y'all, this is a real thing.
As Brian and I are like learning about each other,
I'm like, I have learned he makes his bed
in five hot seconds of leaving the bed.
And so not that I know where you sleep in y'all,
but I'm just saying, I've just learned this about him.
And so I think it's a fun thing to learn about somebody.
Okay, who is playing Evan?
Evan, who is playing you?
I swear there's an action that people said I look like.
I don't know, but I get a lot of Joey from Friends,
which I do appreciate that.
He's an older now.
Matthew LeBanc is,
well, he's a little too old for you right now.
And you know, he kind of plays too stupid for you.
So I'm thinking,
I appreciate that.
Manahe, Zac Efron, oh, Zac Efron.
That would be a good option, I think.
Zac Efron would be a good one for you.
Okay, Young George Clooney.
Ooh, yeah, Young George Clooney, that'd be nice.
All right.
I'm getting the gray hair, so I might be fit now.
You have some gray hair?
I'm getting there, yeah.
Okay, it's all right.
Hey, you know, fortunately for men,
gray hair just looks great on you.
You don't look old.
So it's a good thing.
All right, Evan, it was so fun getting to know you.
Ladies, if you want to get to know Evan,
you know the drill.
Go to the spotlight at JackieDorman.org
or something like that.
And do the thing, do your bio,
do some photos, make it happen.
All right, we have, perfect.
Thank you for doing that.
All right, next up, we have Jayden Hurd.
H-E-A-R-D, Jayden Hurd.
What's up?
Hey, I'm right here.
Can you hear me?
And Joshua, I know you're next too.
Ooh, Jayden.
Oh my gosh, all the good looking men we got tonight.
I'm just saying, y'all, even though I'm getting married,
you can enjoy a beautiful looking man.
I'm just saying.
All right, Jayden, you know the drill now.
You've been warned.
Name, location, are you willing to change or not?
Age, do you want children?
Will you have children?
And since everybody's asking this question,
when you tell us your age, give us ish, the range,
or if you're like Renee, I'll let you decide.
That's fine too.
All right, you are up.
You may need to remind me of what I'm missing when I,
because you just asked me like 10 questions.
No, yeah, I'm 23.
I'm from Auburn, Alabama.
And I just moved to Austin, Texas three months ago.
So brand new to the area.
I don't have much friends, but I have the Lord.
So that's all I need, right?
Uh, yeah, I mean, I'm 23.
Um, I forgot the rest of your questions.
Oh yeah.
Age range.
So age range, I mean, 18 to like, you know, depending on her maturity, of course.
To, I mean, I would go up to 30 for sure.
Like over 30, I mean, all right.
Now ladies, if you are 35, stop, just say it depends on how, I guess it depends.
Whatever.
I'm just saying like, I'm really grounded, you know, in the Lord.
And I feel like I'm really mature in my faith and like, Evan would
be a guy that I would hang out with.
And so I kind of find myself to be similar to him.
So.
I love that.
Probably.
Yeah.
Well, good.
All right.
Now, some of you older ladies, you might be like looking at all the youngsters
that we've heard from, um, in the last two people, but you know, somebody
that's in their age range.
And so we're going to, you know, remember Jackie always says what you make happen
for someone else, God makes happen for you.
Um, and so this is a good opportunity for us to make sure we help Jaden find a
really good woman because we don't want some icky women snagging him up
and ruining and breaking his heart.
Okay.
So do you want children?
Oh, yes.
I definitely want children.
I want like 12 kids.
And then when the IRS comes for us for being too Epic, you know,
we can hold down the fort.
We have 12 kids with, with guns, you know, I'm in Texas.
So that's like a popular thing.
So I'm, I'm mostly joking by the way.
I'm mostly joking.
Okay.
See, you know, in this, in this community, I wouldn't have, that
wouldn't have surprised me.
12 kids.
Okay.
So you want kids.
So you want someone who's nice and fertile.
We got you.
Um, okay.
Three words that your besties would use to describe yourself.
I would say definitely weird for sure.
Um, okay.
Well, yes.
You just told us you want 12 kids.
I'm just jealous.
I would say definitely zealous.
Um, and then I would say unfiltered.
Yeah.
I love that.
Oh my gosh.
You might be my new best friend.
Okay.
Um, well, cause you heard me talk about the baby thing.
So clearly I have no filter, so I think you can handle that.
All right.
What is something that you do that helps you relax?
Keep it PG.
Just to get us, um, it's your filter.
You have no filter.
I'm so I'm still a young guy.
I grew up playing video games, so I might crank on maybe the
PlayStation or something, but, uh, I, since I've moved here, I've been
taking walks in this place called Peace Park.
Okay.
And I'll play worship music and they have, uh, they have shaved
ice and it's really good.
And I've been doing that every week and it's just like such a vibe.
So that's like my new relaxation thing.
Okay.
So what flavor do you get with your shaved ice?
I always ask the lady for her favorite.
And the last two times I went, she's recommended watermelon.
So I get watermelon.
So.
Okay.
Now do you ask different women?
Is it, or is the same check every time?
It was the same chick.
Yeah.
Of course she's going to keep saying watermelon.
Well, I didn't, I didn't know she lied to me the first time.
Who knows?
That is awesome.
Okay.
What is an activity that you would like to share with your partner?
Um, well, definitely, uh, I would say cooking.
I'm a big foodie, so I like, I'm not the best cook in the world, but I take a,
take an interest to it.
Like I'm, I'm kind of having fun learning.
I just got my own apartment here and I'm learning how to do different things, but
also going out to try different foods.
Like Austin is the place for that.
So I've been really enjoying that just by myself.
And so I would love to have somebody come do it with me.
I just love food.
So.
Okay.
So that's a good question.
So when you go eat at a restaurant by yourself, are you going to go sit at the
bar and kind of do the easy way out?
Or are you going to be brave and go get a table by yourself?
I feel like the bar is brave.
Okay.
I go, I go to the table though.
I sit at the table.
That's funny.
Cause as a girl, I feel like the bar is easy.
Cause you can always talk to the bartender and there's always somebody next to you
that's going to talk to you, but to sit there by yourself at a table, not pick up
a book and not pick up a phone, that's really hard to do, but you've, unless.
Oh, well, so yeah, to be fair.
So I grew up an iPad kid.
If you know what that is, like, I just had the, yeah.
So when I go to restaurants, I like set up my phone and I turn on YouTube and like
crank on like a sermon or some debate or something or like just whatever.
And I'd watch that while I'm just sitting there eating my chicken fried rice or
something.
I don't know, whatever I'm eating.
So for the record, I have an iPhone, an iPad, an Apple watch and a Mac.
Yeah.
No, I have all those and I have an Apple home pod.
Just saying.
Oh my gosh.
Hilarious.
I, you just, you're so adorable.
Okay.
Um, what is one thing that you're working on right now in your life that is
important to you?
Uh, I, I would kind of just lean on, yeah, trying to learn how to cook or just
generally just like be a responsible adult.
I mean, I moved from Auburn, Alabama and I had just got an apartment, my brother
and.
Lord brought me here, but that's a whole story. I just got a job here. I'm basically learning
how to manage finances. I have a budget. The word budget, that's insane to me. It's like
a thing apparently, living below your means. That's something I'm learning. I'm a big Dave
Ramsey guy now. I've been huge into him.
You know he lives right down the street from me.
I know he does. Wait, no way. You're in Nashville?
I'm in Nashville.
That's amazing. That's cool. Then the other guy, whatever his name is, lives in Austin.
The other financial dude. I forgot his name though.
I'm a big fan of financial piece. Jay didn't learn it now. Here's my, because I was a finance
girl. Here's my financial advice to you. Even if it's five bucks a week, start putting money
in your 401k. Especially if your company matches it, that is money you are throwing away. At
least always 401k, the money that your company is matching. What do you do for a living?
Did you tell us that?
No. I am now a media and marketing manager. I also have two podcasts. I speak at schools
across the country. I'm a street preacher, but that doesn't really pay the bills. I do
ads as well.
Tell us about this. A, you do have a podcast voice. This does not surprise me. Tell me
about your street preaching.
We'll have a YouTube channel if y'all want to check it out. It's just Jayden Hurst street
preaching. I basically go on college campuses, downtown, around the bars. I share the gospel
with people. It's not just open air preaching, which it is. It's a lot of open air preaching.
Which is nowadays, it's culture. It's like, oh wow, you're doing it wrong. You're so hateful.
People don't understand. That's what all the apostles did. Just saying. I also have little
cards that I hand out to people to try to tell them the gospel. I'll leave them at gas
pumps. I got a haircut yesterday. I gave one to my barber. There's different ways to share
the gospel. I like to do that and share my different strategies with people on how to
share it.
Jayden, I'm sure when you first got on, half the women, we were like, well crap, he's young
enough to be my son. But now, you are so adorable. Everybody wants to help find your wife. I
love that.
Oh my gosh. You have just won us all over. What do you bring into the potluck? I want
to know.
Oh, okay. My mom taught me how to make the best Rotel dip. That's the one thing I've
always known how to cook.
Is that the Velveeta with the Rotel?
Yeah, but trust me. I can't tell you, but it's good.
There's some secret stuff in there?
Oh yeah.
I love that. Okay. You are young, so you may not have had as many missteps as the rest
of us, but what have you learned about yourself in some of your missteps?
Well, missteps. I think the biggest missteps, I haven't really done much. I'm pretty chill.
I never really got into crazy stuff, but I would just say sin as a whole. Maybe my
pastor did a podcast last night on this, but every time we as Christians look back on any
time that we've ever sinned since being born again, there's always something that maybe
we didn't do or we did do that led us to that sin. I think the biggest thing in me growing
in my sanctification is every time I, if I sin, I look back and I was like, well, was
I in my word enough? Was I in prayer enough? Was I abiding in Jesus enough? The Bible says
if you abide in Him, you won't sin. If you're resting in Him, you won't sin. When you're
not doing that, guess what you're going to do? You're going to be tempted. What are those
things practically that I should have done? I think that's the biggest way that I grow
spiritually. As far as missteps, missing an exit or something on I-35 or I don't know,
buying something stupid. You live and you learn, I guess, but I'm a little young, so
I haven't done anything crazy yet. You know what? You answered it completely well. That's
amazing. Do you make your bed? Absolutely not. No. That is hilarious. I think I've made
my bed twice since I moved here. Oh my gosh. That is hilarious. Okay. Are you a night person
or a morning person? I'm a night person, but I've had to learn to get up in the morning
now. I bet you also leave your dishes in the sink at night too, don't you? Okay. No. Well,
okay. It's just me here, so just keep that in mind. Fair. My dinner dishes are still
sitting on the counter because it's just me right now, so fair. But I'm a lot better
than you think. Let's just put it like that. I am not making any judgment, Jaden. I'm glad
to know that.
that you're human and not this perfect, amazing little boy.
OK, tell me what you're looking for.
Tell the ladies here.
So if it's not us, we are going to help you find your gal.
What you looking for?
Well, I am looking for a modest woman,
similar to Evan, who is just comfortable in her femininity.
A lot of days, people just look down
upon men who are masculine and women who are feminine.
And I really want someone who's unashamedly just feminine.
I do kind of want to be like a dink for a couple of years,
like dual income, no kids.
So if she has a job.
I didn't know that was still a phrase.
I'm glad to know 30 years later, y'all are still saying that.
So I would like us both to have a job
and stack up some cash.
And then once she starts to get pregnant
or whatever that happens, then I would like her to step back.
And if she wants to work remote, that's great.
But I would rather have her be over the home,
be a keeper of the home.
I think that's a gift that God gave to women, specifically.
And I think that they're really good at it.
So I want my child to have the best circumstances growing up.
I also want a woman to be, obviously, spiritually mature
and someone who's meek, who cares for others,
always serving.
My love language is, what is it?
It's acts of service.
I love a woman who can just do things for people.
You know how someone goes into your house
and you just want to help them and just
do whatever you can for them?
That's what I'm looking for.
So that is unusual for that to be a love language for a guy.
So that is really cool.
I really like hearing that.
That's so nice.
Oh, my goodness.
All right, Jaden, have I not asked you something
that you want to answer or tell us?
Oh, yeah, I guess I left out one thing.
So I do have a podcast.
And it is a Christian podcast.
And I do talk about a lot of controversial stuff.
So whoever would want to pursue me
would have to be OK with their potential husband
being out there.
I do have a presence online.
Tell us a couple of things that you
would consider controversial.
I mean, literally any current events, social issues
you can think of.
Do you hold space for both opinions?
Or do you have a very strong opinion about aversion?
I have very strong opinions about depending on the topic.
But I mean, I guess it depends.
There's some things that I just don't care and more nuanced.
And then there's some things that I'm like, OK,
I'll stand on business for this.
OK.
Are you into the politics?
Oh, yeah, very much so.
OK.
But from a biblical perspective, I don't really, yeah,
I don't know how to explain it.
Well, since you are controversial,
tell us one thing that you might think would
be controversial about you.
Oh, I mean, where do we start?
Well, I identify as a Black conservative.
So that's already a big deal in this, especially in Austin.
But I think you need to run for office.
How many people think he needs to run for office?
No?
I don't know.
Did you corrupt?
No, it might corrupt you.
The politics might corrupt you.
If y'all find me in politics, I am corrupted.
Do not vote for me.
I am not your guy.
They do not want people like me in office.
Yeah, you know what?
You're probably too nice, and you would
have to compromise too much.
And sometimes you can be much more effective
on the sidelines.
Jaden, I have so much enjoyed getting to know you.
I mean, I think there are a lot of women out here like, man,
that's what I want for my son.
By the way, you guys, do you see what Cheryl's done?
She's been summarizing all this gobbledygook.
And oh my gosh, I love it, Jaden.
What is it, 2026 or 2029?
Jaden, thank you so much.
I'm excited to have you in this program.
And we're all going to have our antenna up for you.
But we only want the very best for you, all of you,
for David, for Evan, and for Jaden so far.
We only want the very best for you,
because you guys are great, quality men.
And yeah, you just do that.
All right, it was so fun having you.
The last guy up that we have is Joshua Pickle.
Joshua, are you here?
Oh, I love that name, Joshua.
I am here.
Awesome.
So excited to have you.
And ladies, in about 15 minutes, it's
ready for speed spotlight for the ladies.
So if your camera is on, I might call on you.
All right, Joshua.
OK, so I'm not going to make you memorize.
Jaden was clear that I gave too many questions
at the same time.
So first, just tell us your full name, your location,
and if you can relocate or not, and your age,
and if you have children and want children.
So name, location, age, have children, want children.
Let's start there.
All right. My name is Joshua Pickle. It's kind of a big deal.
I love you already.
I'm 33 years old. I live in the Dallas area. And at the moment
not opening to relocate. I'm actually going to relocate to
the other side of Dallas within the next month or two because
I'm just I'm starting a job tomorrow.
And what's your job?
Middle school science and chemistry teacher.
Whoa, that is amazing. God bless you. There's a place in heaven
for you. That's awesome. Middle school. Whoo. Yeah. Yeah.
Awesome. I love it. Okay. How big is Dallas that you're saying
the other side like end to end? Is it like an hour?
Well, it's not like Houston where I'm from originally. With
traffic, it's an hour one way. That's why I have to move. And
so I just I can't do that commute every day, especially as
a teacher.
So yeah, man. Yeah, you can't. Okay. So as a teacher, do you
have any pressure to also lead a sport and activity?
Just teach I forget how it goes in the school system.
So that's something we'll be talking about our first
meetings tomorrow. Our first class day is not until the 12th
of August. So this is my first teaching job. So I think from
the job interview, maybe it's inferred that there's
activities that I'll be put in charge of. Like they were
looking for a volleyball coach. And that was very interesting
because someone gave me a prophetic word that before that
interview, that, like, I should do volleyball as a fun activity
this summer. Wow. And so that was very interesting. So but I'm
not like a volleyball guy played it. It's fun, but I'm more of a
baseball guy. I might help with their theater program. I'm a
very theatrically gifted person, directed written, help co write
music with a friend. And been a lot of like different kids and
adult shows. The most professional semi professional
when I done was Bonnie and Clyde. I was like a co star
multiple roles in that one. Got to play Billy the kid.
So okay, ladies, he's an actor. Oh my gosh, this is so
adorable. I love it. Okay, so this is your first teaching
gagging or 33. What did you do before this?
I graduated with a bachelor's in chemistry. And I went straight
into the oil and gas field as a research chemist. Houston areas,
the hub hub for all that energy sector. Did that off and on for
about I think, seven years total. Several different jobs.
And I just didn't it was it's, you know, it's it pays very well.
And I'm, I can do it like I'm good at this stuff. But I just
didn't feel I knew the Lord was calling me up to Dallas is
calling a lot of people Dallas and I just had to follow and the
last couple of years people have been teaching telling me Oh,
yeah, like you'd be great as a teacher.
You Josh, Josh, we're gonna be praying for you. No, I love to
thank you. No, I love to teach. And actually, when I get out of
seminary, I just saw a local position to teach the Bible to
seniors at private Christian school. And I was like, wow, I
thought I wanted to be an adjunct professor. But I'm like,
I think I could be a high school Bible teacher. I think I like
that idea. So I'm excited for you to do that. Okay. Tell us
three words that your besties would use to describe you.
Thorough, smart, and goofy.
We said again, thorough,
thorough, smart and goofy.
I love that. So you're like a fun nerdy guy.
Yeah. Awesome. I love it. You know, your words were way more
than what I just said. So that's awesome. Okay. What is the one
thing that you do that helps you relax?
Ooh, uh, listen to worship music. Get outside if I've been
inside too long. I get a little stir crazy if I've just been
inside too long. Haven't been outside all day. Just have to do
something with my hands. I think this kind of answers a future
question. But if I just need to get some energy out, I'll play
pickleball or do some sort of other fun activity. Maybe. I
like board games, too.
Okay, I love it. What's your favorite board game?
Ooh, um, this one called King of New York is a good one. You're
like literally a monster in Manhattan trying to destroy all
the other
Monsters and kind of like King Kong, Godzilla sort of thing.
Okay, Catan is another good one.
Okay, all right, good to know.
All right, so you're 33 and did you tell us
if you want to have kids when you get married?
Yes, I do wanna have kids for sure.
I'm up for like having four to six.
Okay, so you're also probably looking
in the 25 to 38 year old age range as well
to pop out all those babies.
Yes.
Would you agree with that?
Okay, ladies, awesome, awesome.
All right, what are you looking for in a mate?
What kind of qualities are you looking for?
I think the big one for me is gentle
and it doesn't mean she has to like 100%
be gentle all the time,
but it's just an important quality.
I think I've realized over time that I've wanted
and needed in a marriage or a dating relationship.
I wanna say someone who's responsible
where we can be both interdependent.
We're not like in a codependent relationship
where it's just unhealthy for all sorts of reasons.
And somebody obviously who loves the Lord,
we already mentioned that one,
but I think someone also, I think,
so I go to a Messianic synagogue.
I just became a member at one.
And for everyone who doesn't know what that is,
I essentially go to a place where Jews and Gentiles
who believe in Jesus or Yeshua is Messiah.
Yes.
And I really felt Jesus leading me into that last fall.
So I completed it this spring.
I mentioned that because I think
because of where I'm at
and just literally getting into this,
I want to date somebody who is,
I would say open to at least exploring,
being in that environment with me for long-term.
I love that.
I just wrote a term paper on that whole topic.
And so super fun to blend both.
And ladies, I'm seeing some of the chats vaguely.
I'm trying to give Joshua my full attention.
Here's what I can tell you.
If you are over the age of 40 and you're like,
oh my gosh, it's all these young dudes tonight.
Okay, A, David was not young.
David was 51.
And so let's not forget amazing David
at the front end of the night.
But also I want you to be paying attention to their answers
because from David being the oldest
to Jaden being the youngest,
there's a lot of similarity in what they're looking for
in women and things that interest them.
And so I think it would behoove all of us
to just kind of sit there and go like,
am I presenting feminine?
Am I presenting that way?
So I think what you're hearing across the three decades
is a lot of similarities in what they're looking for.
So there's value in staying present
in this conversation tonight.
So there are plenty of times that the men
that are being spotlighted are much older
than the women on the call.
And so we wanna hold space that there's value
in hearing from everybody.
Joshua, I love it.
Okay.
Did I already, I mean, please forgive me.
I am old.
Oh, you're forgiven.
Did I already ask you what you're looking for in a mate?
Yes, you did.
Oh my gosh.
I need to sleep badly.
All right.
What nonprofit moves you?
That's easy.
Acts of Mercy International.
I went with them about a year ago to Israel
to help at a special needs school in Nazareth.
And the first one in the Middle East
that was formed in 1985.
I actually really wanted to go down to,
I live in Dallas, but South of Texas,
I think it's North of San Antonio,
wherever the massive flooding happened.
They've been pretty active out there this last month.
I've wanted to go.
I just, I can't right now.
Yeah.
But yeah, I just, I regularly look at their,
I get their weekly updates and I freaking love Israel.
I would just love to go back.
There's another assignment.
No, when did you go?
About a year ago, July.
Oh, wow.
Okay.
I was there March of 2020 and then March of 2023.
So were you there?
Oh, wow.
You were there during COVID.
We were the one of the last flights out of Israel.
Like COVID was a questionable thing.
And then by day 10 of our pilgrimage,
like they stopped letting us in places
and then we were the last group at the hotel
and then we were the last group flying out of Israel.
And like literally as we were boarding the plane,
the president was declaring a state of emergency.
And we're like, oh, this is a real thing.
And I had a sore throat and laryngitis and nobody was.
letting me talk because we were afraid that we were going to get quarantined just because
I couldn't talk. And I was fine. I didn't have COVID. But Israel has my heart too, Joshua.
Like I literally have such a love for Israel. And if I could go long term, I would do it.
I feel like, and this is a thing to all of you guys, like don't let everything in the
news kind of freak you out. There's so much beauty in Israel. It is like the gospel comes
alive and it just blows you away. It's just freaking amazing. So I'm glad you have a heart
for Israel. Okay. Some fun questions. Who is playing you in a movie? And the ladies
might help you. Who is playing you in a movie?
That guy from House of, is it House of Dragons? It was at HBO show. It's like one of the main
characters was a redhead guy. He's been in one or two commercials. I mean, people would
say I play Prince Harry or something, I guess.
Oh my gosh.
Yeah.
Okay.
Game of Thrones. That's what it is.
Game of Thrones. Yes. You do look like that guy. Not that I've seen that show at all,
but you do look like that guy. Timothy Buzzfield, like 30 years ago, you would actually look
like, he kind of looks like you. You kind of have that same kind of demeanor. All right.
You're going to a potluck. What are you bringing?
I make, it's been a while, but I can make homemade cheesecakes. Reese's peanut butter.
Okay.
And it is delicious because it's made with love. But if I want to do something like more
simple and actually this is kind of cool. I lost a lot of weight recently and I'm trying
to do more home cooking. So I've been just learning different recipes and stuff. I do
something like fried artichoke hearts or fried okra chips, you know, just something
very basic and simple. You can get done within 30 minutes to an hour.
Oh my gosh. Somebody said you look like Mark Zuckerberg. You kind of do. The Owen Wilson
thing. Do you get the Mark one a lot?
No, actually. I think it's the hair. So I've had phases where it's been shorter. And then
like right now where it's a little bit longer, you know, I'm like trying to do Jesus or something.
That is hilarious. Okay. How did you lose the weight? Did you just change your eating
habits? Usually men stop drinking and they lose 50 pounds or something. I'm kidding.
Not that I have any bitterness towards men losing weight faster than women. I'm kidding.
Yes. I did a long extended fast and yeah, it was very, it was very good. It wasn't easy
for sure. But I mean, there were multiple times I wanted to give up, but I was just,
I was taking care of myself during it too, making sure I was getting enough minerals
and stuff. But yeah, I'm just in a place now physically where I don't want to gain back
the weight and like, you know, splurge maybe once every week or two weeks, but just maintaining
discipline in that area I think is important for me. Okay. I love it. I love it. What have
you learned about yourself during a misstep in your life? That I pick on myself too much.
Yeah. And that's an, honestly, that's an area of repentance. And I, obviously I don't think
it's just me that struggled with that, but I mentioned it because the blood of Jesus
is enough to cleanse everything. And if I'm beating myself over the head, I'm basically
saying, Jesus, your blood wasn't enough. And it's like an insult to the cross and to him.
And so it's an area where, and it's honestly, I've, I've beat myself so much over the years
where I had to learn who God was as a father. And I'm having to relearn that recently too,
a little bit. And I just feel Jesus drawn me closer to him in this season. And, and just
like the previous guy, he said like abiding with the father. And I just realized that my battery
is at 1%. Well, Josh, you are lucky because we're in the home stretch with you. So if we lose you
ladies, Cheryl's going to summarize your stuff. And I'll say the same thing to you that I said
to the other three men, what a blessing you have been to listen to. And I think that was a word
other women needed to hear because we can be the queens of letting the enemy say really bad stuff.
And we would speak to ourselves in a way we would never speak to other people. So thank you for,
for sharing that. That was amazing. So thank you so much. Is there anything you wanted to say before
I let you bounce? Yes.
guess just a little bit more about me. I love teaching. I'm actually looking very
forward to it. It is my first year, so it's, you know, the challenges will be
there, but I'll have people who help me along the way. And it was just super
natural how I got this job. But I've taught three different Passover Seders
before. I just, I really love teaching, and what I love is seeing it come alive
in people. Like, I know this might sound cliche, because this is a Christian
circle, but I just, I love the Bible, and I'm just a deep diver of the word, and
you know, there's just so much to learn. You can never learn enough.
I'm finishing up my second year of seminary, and I feel like I learned, I
feel like all I've learned is how much I don't know, so I get it. What's funny is
that you mentioned Ezekiel. My reading plan tomorrow starts Ezekiel, so I was
reading the bio today. Yeah. It's a lot, man. I'm on part three of my research
paper, so awesome. Well, Joshua, thank you so much. Okay, ladies, I'm gonna spotlight
you by age demographic first, because I want to make sure I get a good peppering
of women in all of the age groups. So, go ahead and raise your hand if you are in
your 20s, and I'm actually gonna close out the chat box so I can see. So, Cheryl,
make it so that we can see all the people, and not just me. I'm gonna do gallery,
so raise your hand if you're on camera and in your 20s. I'm gonna start there.
Do we have anybody in their 20s? Poor Jaden's like, really? Okay, three, two, one.
All right, raise your hand, raise your avatar hand if you're on camera and you're
in your 30s. I mean, woo-hoo. All right, ladies. Okay, I'm gonna give you 60
seconds, and I'm gonna let you say whatever the heck you want to say, because not only
are men here to watch this now, men might watch this in replay, but ladies, help your
sisters out. You may have a brother, a cousin, a coworker that would be perfect for them,
or maybe you went on a date with a guy that's not right for you, but is perfect for them.
Okay, Megan, you're up first. Go. You're muted, girl. Eat in time. You're muted. Take
your thing off mute. Am I unmuted? Now you are. Go. Oh, okay. I am on a trip right now
in Acomal, Mexico. Actually, I didn't hear what you said because the reception went out,
but what do you want me to say? You have 45 seconds to tell us anything you want us to
know about you. Okay, I'm a physical therapist. I'm in San Antonio. I love the outdoors. I love
health and wellness and fitness. I love the Lord, obviously. This program has been so encouraging
for me. I just turned 39. I'm pretty young at heart. All my friends here are younger.
It's my friend's 35th birthday. I would say I'm pretty positive, encouraging,
compassionate, kind. Those words came to mind when you asked about what you know or the words
to describe yourself. Okay, that's good. That's good. You're up, Megan. That's awesome. I loved
it. That was great. Thank you so much. Michelle Mark, you're up. Okay. Hopefully, you can hear
me. My name is Michelle, and I live in Ohio. I'm 34 years old. I'm a special education teacher
with most of my experience primarily being with really young kids. I'm currently getting
certified as an ABA therapist, which is someone who works a lot with kiddos with autism.
I'm a big outdoor person. I grew up on a farm, very rural person. I'm an animal lover.
I was just at the dog shelter today volunteering. I do a lot of animal rescue and things like that.
I'm a very crunchy person, I guess. It's a new word to describe people like me. I actually just
got diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease. I'm on a healing journey with that. I live very,
very healthy because of all of that. I don't necessarily expect someone that I'm with to
be as strict and eat as healthy as I do. All right, that's it, Michelle. That was
great. Thank you, Michelle. I'm sorry. One minute goes by very fast.
No, you're good. You're good.
Mary, you're up.
Where'd you go, Mary?
Yep.
I'm here.
My name's Mary.
I am from the Hamilton, Michigan area.
I am an administrative assistant with a faffing pub.
And I love to dance and music.
You will find me anywhere, like literally,
not doing any music, just dancing down the street
for no apparent reason because it's fun.
I love the beach.
I love hanging out with my family.
And I love playing pinball.
Awesome.
Are you good?
That was good.
All right, Michelle, let's go.
I'm just letting everybody get a chance.
Hello.
So I am actually 38 this year.
And I'm not an American.
I'm a Jamaican.
I live in Kingston, Jamaica.
I am a lab analyst, so I have a science background.
I do like financial management, so that is something
that I've studied, doing budgeting and stuff.
And I want to move on to learn how to multiply funds.
I also like experiencing new cultures and new food,
of course, beaches and rivers.
We have a lot of that here in Jamaica.
Not necessarily hiking.
I think the cultural thing, hiking, is fairly new
in Jamaica, so I'm not really sure what that is about.
I heard a lot of you guys talking about that.
But other than that, yeah, that's me.
All right, awesome.
Liz, you're the last one in this age group.
And then I'm bopping to the 40-somethings.
All right, Liz, give us a short snap.
OK, short snapshot.
I'm Liz.
I'm based in Michigan currently, but I
lived overseas for seven years doing mission work in East
Africa and Southeast Asia.
Just moved back last year, so I'm newly stateside,
looking to settle down.
I like health fitness.
I'm really into cooking healthy meals.
Anything outdoors and active, I am so game.
And I'm a tennis player.
I play competitively in a women's league
and also a very big reader.
Awesome.
Thank you so much.
That was great.
That was really good.
All right, ladies.
See, those are some great 30-year-olds,
and I bet you they can pop out some babies, too.
Just kidding.
All right, 40-year-olds.
If you are 40, raise your hand.
I'm not going to be able to call on every single person
like I just did in that small age group,
so I'm going to look for people that I can see on camera.
You've got light shining in your face,
and it's going to be super random.
Stacey, your face jumped out at me.
Stacey Cleland, go.
Hey, y'all.
I'm Stacey.
I am 40 years young.
I live in Austin, Texas, where I am
the leader of my singles group at Gateway Church.
So all of the Austin folks, I'd love to connect with you.
I do have some folks of mine that I've been thinking about.
I'm very active in the Christian singles community here.
I love to host and play theme trivia,
so that's with Get It Games here in Austin.
And I'm just very active in the Christian singles group,
so I'd love to make connections with new people here.
Awesome.
Great job.
OK, Kim, you are up, my friend.
Hi, I'm Kim.
I am 45, originally born and raised in Alaska,
just moved back from Florida.
I live in the DMV now.
I'm a public servant, new government employee,
and I love my job.
I'm also an empty nester.
Both of my kids are in college now,
so just trying to figure out what else I can do with my life.
So I'm very excited.
I love it.
Rio Joy.
Hi, everyone.
My name is Rio Joy Loxa.
It actually means flowing river of joy, which
is something I learned recently, which is really cool.
I turned 40 this year.
I live in San Jose, California.
I was a missionary, a worship pastor, and now I'm in business
and I run a couple of businesses with my sister.
And so now we just believe in marketplace ministry
and really being kingdom financiers.
I was raised by a single mother, and she's amazing.
And just in this place of really desiring for marriage
and for family.
I've never been married, don't have children,
but that is a desire of my heart.
And I just love the Lord.
I love people.
And I'm just happy to be here.
So thanks for having me.
Good job.
Candice Perry, go up.
Hey, y'all.
I am Candice Perry.
I'm actually Jackie's marketing manager.
Just moved here from Austin, from Dallas, Texas.
I'm 43, never married, no kids.
Definitely looking for my spirit mate, of course,
because I work for the program and I've wanted it for years
anyway.
When I'm not working for Jackie, I also work for the program.
So do photography, a dance, love the outdoors, food, very connected to my church.
Um, just found one actually after only three months and it was amazing.
Very connected in community and yeah, that's awesome.
Jessica Frank.
Hey, thank you, Renee.
Uh, I'm 42.
I work for a global cosmetics company.
I work from home the majority of the time, going to campus, uh, once in a
while, just to have human interaction.
I'm very, very into fitness, uh, healthy eating.
And I'm finding it's been very difficult to find men in their
forties, especially in Pennsylvania.
So I have only seen a few women from Pennsylvania, but if you know
anyone, uh, in their forties, uh, let me know, I have never been
married and I don't have children.
Awesome.
Thank you.
If you've already gone, can you guys lower your hands?
So I make sure that I don't call on you a second time.
Um, Natalie.
I am Natalie and I am 48 and I'm from sunny.
So Cal, you can see the palm trees in the back.
I'm getting ready to go on a hike by the beach.
That's my solace.
I'm a music therapist for hospice patients, and I'm
really active in my community.
I serve on the hospitality team because I'm half Italian and half Mexican.
So I love food and I love to cook.
I love to go out and find dine.
And I also, um, enjoy hosting in my home.
I'm on the greeting team and, um, part of three different Bible studies.
I'm really active in my community.
Never married, no kids.
Um, totally whoever God has in store for me.
Love it.
Katie.
Hi, I'm Katie.
Uh, I'm in north central Pennsylvania.
Just turned 40 this year.
Um, just God take me on a whirlwind journey this year.
Um, but I've moved a couple of times, just bought a big
historic house that I'm fixing up.
Uh, I have an eight year old daughter.
I am an architect by trade and I'm looking to transition into like a
digital marketing, um, business online.
So we'll see what that involves, but I'm really active in my church.
Um, lead small groups.
I'm one of the coaches in this program.
So, yeah, I'm just super grateful for all that Jackie's
done and, and meeting new people.
Awesome.
Anya from Canada.
Yes.
Hi, I'm Anya.
Anya.
Okay.
Uh, I'm from Alberta, Canada.
Uh, so Western, um, not too far from the mountains, just a few hours drive.
I am in full-time ministry with a missions organization here.
Um, I am a worship leader, uh, very involved in my church as well.
Um, just love being part of Christian community.
And so I have friends that are married, uh, that are my age that
have grown almost grown children.
Um, and, uh, they've been a great support, but would love to meet
my spirit mate and have kids.
I've never been married, never had children.
Um, but I still very greatly desire that.
Uh, I'm 40, I'll be 41 later this year.
Um, I do feel very called to Canada.
So I know most of you are American, but if you know anyone who'd be willing
to move here, or, you know, anyone who lives here, um, that's like 35 to 45 ish.
Um, let me know.
Awesome.
All right.
Lower your hands, everybody else.
If I didn't call your age group, raise your hands.
And obviously you guys have only got about six more minutes, so I'm not
going to be able to, um, call on everybody.
So I'm just going to look for who I see on camera.
That is got a good sign of light.
Shanna.
Good girl.
Shanna.
I know I mess up every stinking time.
I'm Shanna.
I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
I am 54 years old, never married, no kids.
Um, but would love to do have both of those things still happen somehow.
Um, I'm an artist in terms of creative, uh, actor, singer.
Um, not really a dancer.
It was never a triple threat.
Um, but, uh, mostly doing writing these days, writing a musical
and kind of pursuing that.
Um, and then I make my money by working at a, um, company that
manages senior living housing here in, um, Oklahoma.
I'm willing to relocate.
I'll go anywhere.
And, um, just, I love, I love, I love all the things.
I have tons of favorite things.
So if you say it, I love it.
I love it.
Ruth, Ruth, go up.
Hi, I'm Ruth.
I live in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
And.
I am just 50, I turned 50 in April, and I have older children.
The youngest is 18 now and has graduated from high school, so I want to figure out what
I want to be when I grow up now.
And I am looking for someone to travel with and just enjoy the post-children lifestyle.
And I am basically, what do you say, organized or administrative.
Basically that's the one thing everyone will say if they know me is like, oh, she's super
organized.
I run my singles group at our church for the 30 to 55s.
And I love that.
I love planning events.
And then I will play board games, read books, watch movies.
I'm kind of open for everything.
Play softball last couple of years too, which is kind of fun.
I love that.
Love that.
So good.
Marilyn.
Oh, stop.
I didn't realize you're going to call on me.
You raised your hand girl.
I know that alone was a big for me.
Okay.
So Marilyn, I am from Jamaica, born and bred, but buttered in New York.
I currently live in New Jersey.
Oh my gosh, I work as an administrative coordinator at a law firm.
And funny enough, I'm also the administrator for our worship team.
Very much involved in my church, which is non-denominational, but I love everything
Hebrew.
Love everything Israel.
That is my heartbeat.
And I feel like I'm going to end up at a messianic church one day.
Lisa, I was trying to answer your questions that you were asking other people.
So three words, humorous, encouraging, helpful, really quirky.
Yeah.
So whoever my man is, he's going to have to rock with that.
Love to hike, love nature, love God, love just everything.
Not everything.
I take that back.
Okay.
Lisa.
Yeah.
Yes.
I'm Lisa.
I'm in Redding, California.
I am 53.
I've never been married.
Don't have kids.
I've always wanted children.
So open to that being done in a creative way.
And I am an artist.
I paint and I make copper jewelry.
I love the outdoors.
I love being in nature.
I usually come home with a pocket full of rocks and a camera full of photos.
Yeah.
Three words that would describe me would be kind, loyal, and creative.
Awesome.
Great job.
Swarna.
Hi.
My name is Swarna.
I live in New Jersey, but I'm originally from India when I was 10 years old.
And I love missions, I love international travel, languages, and I'm a primary care physician.
And definitely, it's definitely the Lord's calling, but I'm open to whatever the Lord
has for me in the future.
Tons of interests, including ballroom dancing, pickleball recently, languages, I speak several
languages, a few languages, and yeah, just looking forward to whatever the Lord has for
me.
I'm excited.
Awesome.
All right.
I'm calling two more because we're going, we're cutting out time.
Grace, you are up next, and then Terry Bliss, you're going to go last.
Oh, hi.
My name is Jadis Dickerson.
My name is Jadis Rhymes with Goddess.
I live in Roselle Park, New Jersey.
I will be 59 in two weeks.
And I have two adult daughters that are in their 30s.
I'm an insurance underwriter by trade.
I'm very active in my church.
I've facilitated several classroom groups at my church.
I love jazz, listening to piano music, and I've taken a sudden liking to watching YouTube
videos, watching people from the 50s and 60s make these casseroles.
I've suddenly taken a little liking to that and making these one dish casseroles.
And I'm just looking for someone to do life with and do ministry with.
I love it.
Okay.
Thank you.
Terry Bliss, where'd you go?
Did she pop off?
I'm right here.
I'm sorry.
Okay.
I forgot to unmute myself.
Okay.
I'm Terry Bliss, and I'm from Cleveland, Ohio.
I lived in North Carolina for 11 years.
I am divorced, and that's what took me there as we moved there together.
And I came back, but I miss North Carolina immensely.
Not the other life.
And I love God.
I love to ballroom dance and I am a dispatcher and I love my job and I want to retire from it.
I love my family and I'm happy that I'm a great aunt now and I love to bake.
Awesome, thank you so much. All right you guys, I'm so excited. If you did not get to go tonight,
you will get to go the next time. Make sure you stay in community. So Father God, I'm just so
grateful for each and every single person who showed up, who shared a little bit of their story.
Father God, we just ask that you give everybody the peace that surpasses all understanding,
that nobody has this, oh my gosh I should have said this, I shouldn't have said that,
maybe I shouldn't have worn that outfit, like we're just going to toss all of that stuff. We
believe that every single person is highlighted in their most unique way. We trust and believe
that there is a spirit mate and there is the perfect match for every single person who is
watching this in replay, who is here live, and that we trust and believe that there is no mistakes,
there's no fumbles, and that there's a reason why people are watching this. And so we just
ask for your divine protection and your divine alignment to bring people together, whether it's
matching in community or another way. So we just thank you and bless you in Jesus' precious and
mighty name. You guys, it was so fun. I have missed you all. I am so excited to be back.
You will see more of me and some good nuggets. And I can say this, as somebody who's been in
the program and who has coached a lot of you and a lot of people who've gone on to be married,
I promise you waiting for your person is worth every single thing. It really will be worth it.
God has just blessed me and I know he's going to bless you because I'm not any more special
than you are. So have a great night. Bye, Renee. Bye, Renee.