A Journey With No Excuses, And Only A Few Regrets.
Years ago, God dropped the vision for NENR during a blizzard as I looked out at a frozen lake. This journey, marked by faith and patience, aims to showcase God's faithfulness. Despite frustrations and moments of wanting to give up, the transparent account emphasizes that the process was far from smooth. The aim is to inspire perseverance, emphasizing that when God calls, He ensures fulfillment.
The mission of NENR is more relevant now than ever, unfolding in God's perfect timing amid significant global changes. Despite initial challenges, including trademark ownership and domain acquisition, unwavering trust in God led to successful outcomes in getting us to this place.
We faced some very big trademark and domain hurdles that were seemingly impossible to overcome. NENR.COM and NoExcusesNoRegrets.com were both secured through the favor of God and some divine intervention. The commercial real-estate developer in Nashville, who owned NENR.COM, transferred it to us after understanding and believing in our vision and the assignment God had given us. The second domain miraculously surfaced for only $1000 seventy-two hours later, completing the awaited acquisitions.
Guided by the Holy Spirit during a "God Get Away," the plan emerged to establish NENR as a non-profit organization, integrating a clothing brand with a ministry focus. The unique approach eliminates the need for investors, allowing all profits to support the mission and the ministry of NENR. Setting up a 501c3 non-profit corporation with expert guidance, the assignment we’d been given became a groundbreaking concept.
A memorable logo was crucial in creating something truly unique, and this lead us to a global design competition. After combing through 367 designs that were submitted, the winning design that is now our logo aligned perfectly with the vision, solidifying the NENR brand.
The final piece of the puzzle was securing the legal rights to the trademark, a moment celebrated after years of monitoring the United States Trademark database, everything fell into place and God proved His faithfulness yet again.
While numerous details remain untold, God's continual confirmation of His involvement and fulfillment of promises is evident. Now, with our sights set high, NENR aims to function as a distribution center, actively supporting missions, and ministries, and bringing help to the hopeless. Our goal is to be a river, not a reservoir when it comes to the finances God brings through our hands. The other part of the equation is to empower disciples and unite an army of like-minded people ready to take a stand for God's Kingdom with a boldness that cannot be denied.
NENR is poised to fulfill its assignment by reaching the lost, actively supporting causes, and empowering a new generation to live differently by living for God's Kingdom. Together, anything is possible, and this tribe will be the enemy's worst nightmare in these last days as we live with NO EXCUSES AND NO REGRETS.
Keep Pressing In No Matter What!
Colton Hawk
NENR Founder
