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  THE COMMUNITY MOST VALUABLE PRAISERS: The MVP Ramos Family Served the Lord with Gladness at the New Mount Rose Warming Center. After every Super Bowl, the spotlight turns to the MVP. Cameras flash. Confetti falls. And when asked what comes next, the answer is almost automatic: “I’m going to Disneyland.” But in Morningside, at New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas, we witnessed a different kind of MVP performance — no stadium lights, no endorsement deals, no trophies lifted high. Just service. Just sacrifice. Just Psalm 100:2 in motion: “Serve the Lord with gladness.” And the Most Valuable Praisers? David and Aracely Ramos — along with their incredible children. Beautiful. Faithful. Simply amazing people. ⸻ When the Call Came, They Said, “Let’s Do It.” When Pastor Kyev P. Tatum approached David about the bold idea of opening the church as a 24-hour warming center during the winter storm, the urgency was real. Unsheltered neighbors were freezing. Shelter spa...

  THE MIND IS A WONDERFUL THING TO SAVE:  Kyev Tatum’s Innovative Approach to Mental Health: From the Church Seats to the Community Streets to the College Suites — to Specialty Coffee. Link:  https://www.tarrantsbdc.org/success-stories/center-coffee-research-education/ For more than forty years, Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr. has dedicated his life to one central conviction: if you save the mind, you save the life. Whether serving in church sanctuaries, inner-city neighborhoods, university campuses, or entrepreneurial spaces, his mission has remained consistent — addressing mental health as the foundation for spiritual strength, economic mobility, and community transformation. Pastor Tatum began his journey serving university students across Texas, including the University of North Texas, Texas Woman’s University, and Texas State University. Early in his career, he recognized that academic success is inseparable from emotional and mental well-being. That conviction propelled h...

HAIL TO THE CHEF. HAIL TO JESUS CHRIST.  Chef Nekeisha Serviss Cooks Food for the Soul at the New Mount Rose Warming Center. The Bible tells us about a ram in the bush — provision right on time. At New Mount Rose, that provision showed up wrapped in an apron and answered to the name Chef Nekeisha Serviss. A professional chef. A gospel minister. A servant with fire in her hands and faith in her heart. Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Chef Nekeisha is a graduate of Christ for the Nations Institute, where she was ordained into ministry. She later honed her culinary craft at the Culinary School of Fort Worth. God anointed her to preach — and trained her to plate. She loves people. She loves feeding people. For her, the kitchen is not just a place of preparation — it is a place of consecration. An altar with burners. She and her husband, Worrell Serviss, along with their beautiful daughters, Moriyah and Makariyah, call the Dallas–Fort Worth area home. And during this winter storm as...