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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Pastor Mike Adkins of Grace Fellowship Church spoke Wednesday to the Valencia Journalism class at the West campus.

The question and answer style discussion focused mainly on Adkins involvement in his church and his time serving the Orlando community with the Destiny Foundation.

“Our church is for people who don’t really know about God,” said Adkins. He says he especially likes to attract people who are not directly from a Christian background.

Adkins’ goal for his church is not to “shove Jesus down their throats,” but to “help people take the next step to God.”

To help his church members and his community on Easter, Adkins teamed up with the Destiny Foundation and collected 500 bags of groceries to give away to the needy at the Easter at Eola event, in Orlando.

“Instead of giving a hand out, we’re giving a hand up,” said Adkins about the people who come to Destiny Foundation for help.

Not only does Adkins help with the Destiny Foundation, he travels with his church to Rwanda where he participates in building wells, providing clean water for the villages.

Together the Rwanda project and the Destiny Foundation have raised about $1.8 million.

If you are in need of help, wish to donate your time or money, please visit the Grace Fellowship website at http://gogracefellowship.com, or the Destiny Foundation at http://battlepoverty.org.