Wow, I want you to know that reading Scott's story last week was a lot like watching the story of your life from someone else's perspective. Every bit of it I remember, because I was there! At five, six, seven, twelve, twenty, and now pushing forty, I have lived Scott's history. 

By the way, Scott told the story of the conversation during the Monopoly game where the idea came up about planting a church in Dayton. To this day, the winner of that game is highly controversial and as great of a mystery as "What Landed in Roswell?" Or, "Elvis Presley, dead or alive?" And "The Tale of D.B. Cooper." And though my dad (Doug) and Scott contest the winner, I will enter into the record that it was me that won the game! Do I remember who won? Not really. However, I feel I won in getting to build off a solid foundation that was exemplified to me by my dad throughout my life. The other winners are the tens of thousands of people who The Vineyard Church's ministry has impacted. Driving it all was my dad's passion and commitment to sharing the gospel and caring for the hurting.

Throughout my life, I remember delivering groceries to and praying with countless struggling families. And the lonely were welcomed and treated like family in our home for Holidays. I remember frequently waking up on Saturday morning to a driveway full of cars of single moms receiving free oil changes. I would wait until the kingdom come for my dad to finish praying for people on Sundays. Driving lessons were usually going to pray for someone in the hospital or delivering groceries. When pop was what people drank instead of bottled water, giving away ten thousand cans of pop during Dayton’s 4th of July fireworks display was the sign that summer was half over. Watching the Christmas Parties come to life and make Christmas dreams come true showed what's possible when just a few people have an idea and God on their side. I could go on for pages, and perhaps one day I will. 

To sum it all up, countless lives have been blessed through my dad's ministry, especially my own. His legacy of simply loving people where they're at is rich and to be honored and celebrated. And the result of that legacy is the church that I now get to serve. 

I won.

And as we continue in Doug Roe's mission for The Vineyard Church and build on the foundation we have, so will each of our neighbors and the entire world win.

by Caleb Roe