INTRO

• Welcome listeners back to A Good Cup of Coffee.

• Mention: recording locally in Bonifay with guest David from Fresh Grounds.

• Briefly set up the theme: “Today we’re talking missions, coffee, and how community happens one cup at a time.”

• Mention drinks on air (fun icebreaker): caramel apple butter “Deanna,” dirty vanilla chai, and David’s latte with extra shot.

• Quick shoutouts to local Bonifay staples (Holiday, M&W, Big John’s/Donut Land).

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DAVID’S STORY & BACKGROUND

• Missionary kid roots in Brazil; dual citizenship.

• Parents’ ministry: evangelism, teaching, youth/music.

• Time in West Africa—Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal.

• Boarding school in Senegal where he met Michelle.

• Sixteen years of ministry overseas (started as dorm parents → youth ministry).

• Learned discipleship through example and daily life.

• Why they left: mission shift + father’s dementia → call back home.

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FRESH GROUNDS ORIGIN STORY

• Return to Bonifay → working factory job → pastoral visit leads to coffee shop role.

• No prior café experience, but passion for people and gospel mission.

• Opened June 2020, sustained by Carmel Church (David on staff, not payroll).

• Tight margins, community-supported, accessible prices, faith-driven focus.

• Real impact: pastors meet there, students gather, gospel conversations happen.

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MISSIONS THROUGH COFFEE

• Philosophy: “Let the kingdom lead, not your ambitions.”

• Use your gifts and daily work as worship—whether brewing espresso or teaching.

• Example: excellence in small details as spiritual discipline.

• Real-life witness from factory job: living out faith draws curiosity.

• Encourage listeners: your workbench or classroom can be a mission field.

• Passages mentioned: Acts 1:8 and Romans 12:4–8.

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COFFEE HOT TAKES

• Creamer = good if balanced.

• Cold brew: overrated or not? (mixed opinions).

• Simplicity is key—good coffee shouldn’t be complicated.

• “Perfect cup” depends on setting, not perfection—Nescafé under a tree vs. traffic latte.

• Fun story: Meredith training David on-the-fly during first long shift.

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COMMUNITY AND STUDENT MINISTRY CONNECTION

• Connection with FCA and local schools.

• Encouragement to students: seek first the kingdom in career, money, and relationships.

• Challenge: don’t trade eternal rewards for short-term comfort.

• Example: Paul’s tentmaking—work that sustains mission.

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WRAP-UP

• Recap: mission, coffee, and calling.

• Shoutout to Michelle and Fresh Grounds team.

• Upcoming: host heading to a Fresh Grounds meeting, David returning for a future episode.

• Tease shipment of “good coffee” from the host’s dad to settle the “bad coffee” debate.

• Closing verse idea: “Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God” (1 Cor. 10:31).