I Found Grace

Hello my brothers and sisters, my name is Danny, I am the developer of the Where Is Pocket Jesus website and mission.  It wasn’t that long ago, prior to this project that I was a non believer and far from being anywhere close to having a relationship with God.  I didn’t pray, I didn’t own a bible, I hadn’t set foot in a church in nearly 30 years - it is safe to say that my relationship with God was non existent. 

Fast forward to five months ago and I will share why I started Where Is Pocket Jesus and what ultimately brought me back to serving our savior and working to spread His word. 

In 2025, I reached a point in my life where I had all but given up. I no longer had motivation to keep going, I no longer felt a sense of relevancy.  I was burdened by stress and anxiety and I no longer had answers for whatever issues I was facing. 

During this time, my close friends could see what I was going through and they did their best to be there for me.  One particular friend, after sitting parked in my truck together, listening to what I was going through, watching each other shed tears, he extended an invitation to join him at his church.  He knew I didn’t believe in God but still gently extended the invitation and just asked that I think about it.  Needless to say,  I didn’t take him up on the invite.  

Some months went by and my situation didn’t get any better, the stress and anxiety and pain continued to grow and my outlet and options seemed to be at a dead end. The crazy thing, during this whole time, my friend and I who work in a business that calls for door-to-door knocking, we kept coming across moments where God was a topic of discussion amongst the homeowners we were meeting.  

On one occasion, I met a homeowner who made and sold beautiful custom crosses out of wood and he, for some reason, felt compelled to lead me to his garage workshop and give me one for free. He had no idea I was a non believer.  It was little things like this that kept tugging me back to my friend’s invitation.  Long story short, my friend and i had two more moments where he extended invitations and still I never accepted.

One day, while driving home, listening to my typical music playlist, my mind racing with a ton of worry, a song came on that had no business in my playlist. It was certainly not a song that I had saved, yet it came on.  I felt tugged to listen. It wasn’t but the fifth line into the song I broke down in a complete sob. God was speaking to me through music.  It was that moment I knew without any doubt that I was ready to surrender myself over to the Lord, finally ready to let him fight the fight for me.  

That following Sunday, I took my friend up on his invitation and visited his church. I enjoyed the visit, so many emotions that I can not explain - all i can say is I felt an instant lift of stress and anxiety. 

I ended up visiting my friend’s church one more time before finding my own that was closer to home. I visited one and met the pastor and attended his service the next upcoming Sunday - that same Sunday I was born again. 

Ever since kindling my relationship with God, the stress and worry of life’s challenges has been little to non existent. Not a day goes by where I am not praying, studying my bible or worshiping Him in sort of fashion. It has been amazing watching him work for me and lead me in directions that he already knows is best for me. My faith and trust in Him has and continues to grow everyday - it’s so hard not to acknowledge how he turns up in my life on an everyday basis. 

So, having said the all the above, the reason I have developed this personal program of Where Is Pocket Jesus is to give back the grace that was given to me. At a moment when I felt as if i had no where else to turn, my friend, as a vessel of God, let me know by a mere invitation to join him at church, that God was there waiting for me when I was ready. I am aware that there are other people out there who are in the same position I once was - feeling as if they have no where else to turn and all hope is lost. By placing these Pocket Jesus’s in random locations, I am merely being a vessel in uniting these folks with our Lord Savior. I understand many figurines my not be found, some may be found and disregarded, however…if I can touch and help even just one person, then this project is a success.

God Bless Everyone Who Finds A Pocket Jesus and may they be filled with the same grace I was.