Our client Spotlight this week is on Rachel Inouye and her ministry of celebrating Godโs love for us! Read our blog to find out more about her inspirational career of changing lives through storytelling.
Rachel, thank you so much for being our client spotlight this week! Tell us a bit about your ministry.
Rachel: I help people celebrate their significance in the genius of God in them. God is given me the ability to take tangible things in this life and see a connection to a spiritual truth. I have a fresh perspective for every day life. This perspective comes out when Iโm speaking and in my book, Lily Pads: Stories of God on Display, and in my weekly blog posts.
God is a God of all hope, not just some hope. So no matter what the circumstance or situation, there is hope in the midst of it. God is for us not against us and that no weapon formed against us will prosper. God is good even in the midst of hard times or difficult circumstances.
I thoroughly enjoy story telling, with a love for Scripture, and believe in the power of prayer. God answers the cries of His kids and loves us so much. Those things sum up my ministry.
What made you want to become a speaker?
Rachel: I have been speaking since the moment I learned how to talk, NO JOKE!โRachel is always talking in class!โ is something my parents heard during elementary school parent-teacher conferences. Funny turn of events; I was the class speaker at my high school Commencement Ceremony and some class reunions.
Not only am I a verbal processor, but Iโm on the planet to encourage others.
Iโm called to exhort the congregations. I began speaking as part of a worship team and traveling on cross-cultural mission trips to Colombia, Peru, Spain, Kenya, India, Guatemala and Oman.
I primarily speak and encourage women at small group gatherings, womenโs weekend retreats, mother-daughter teaโs, and Christmas programs. Iโve met so many fabulous people and Iโm honored to minister to and with them. God has grown this ministry. Itโs amazing to watch and exciting to be on this ride.
Tell us about your โCelebrateโ T-shirt.
Rachel: This T-shirt is my lifeโs mantra: โDonโt Compare, Donโt Complete, Celebrate!โ
Now itโs become the โCELEBRATE MOVEMENTโ as many people have joined. The message of the mantra is for people (not just in the church or cooperations), but for peopleโs lives in general.
Comparison is โkillingโ people- itโs exacerbated by social mediaโs view in to people lives. Whether staged or real, it can be a breeding ground for discontentment. Comparison can be absolutely debilitating and even competition can turn ugly. The antidote Iโve found is simple: Celebrate! Yes, Celebrate who you are as an individual and celebrate other people too.
There is NO one alike on this planet. We are each uniquely made and Godโs masterpiece, so donโt compare. There is no reason to compete for Godโs love or attention. He willingly gives it to each of his kids. Donโt Compete. God never makes junk and you are Godโs MASTERPIECE!
I heard a pastor say regarding other people: call out their gold rather than tripping over their dirt.The CELEBRATE is gold and the t-shirt is black. Call out the GOLD rather that tripping over the dirt (black).
Rachel, Thank you so much for sharing with us about your ministry and the custom shirts that help you celebrate! How can people find you?
Rachel:
Website: rachelinouye.org
Blog: rachelinouye.wordpress.com
YouTube: rachelinouye.org
Instagram: @RachelInouye
Twitter: 4thgirlrach
JOIN the movement order your own t-shirt! http://rachelinouye.org/Store.cfm
Watch for other ways Rachel spreads encouragement through her online classes and podcasts.