Good carpentry can’t be rushed.
For more than 20 years, David and the crew at DI Carpentry in Smyrna have built staircases, decks, custom closets, outdoor living spaces and fine woodwork across Middle Tennessee. They describe a carpenter as a craftsman who can make wood take the shape of someone else’s idea, as if it came straight out of their mind. They promise commitment, honest communication and consistent quality, and they stand behind every piece they make.
So why would a carpentry crew sponsor a rescue ministry?
Made for this!
Because David and the DI crew know what God made them for. They build safe, beautiful places for families: strong walls, solid floors, doors that open to welcome and close to protect.
Our work is the same work, built deeper.
At Rescue 1 Global, we help build a safe place inside a human heart, where joy, belonging and purpose no longer rise and fall with circumstances, because they rest on something that cannot be shaken: a person’s eternal worth in Christ.
Built in the dark
That building happens in the darkest, most destructive moments of someone’s life. We show up there.
In Christ, with Christ, we walk with survivors through the valley of the shadow of death and out the other side, into joy, restoration, purpose and newness of life. Again and again, we watch someone become a new creation, simply because someone stayed.
Rescue is not the finish line. It is the foundation. And like any good build, restoration takes time, people, structure and consistency. One safe night. One counseling session. One honest conversation at a time.
What the build looks like this year
That steady work is adding up. So far in 2026, our teams have provided:
- 2,815 nights of safe housing, already more than in all of 2025
- 3,556 therapeutic services, from counseling and support groups to safety planning
- 1,038 services and 838 bed nights in the last quarter alone, about nine safe beds filled every night
Behind every number is a name. Behind every name is someone who showed up.
Build. Support. Send.
Not everyone is called to walk into that valley. DI Carpentry was called to build, to support and to send. That is exactly what they are doing as a sponsor of this year’s One Freedom Gala, and we are honored to have builders like them in our corner.
And if you’re a builder too, whether you swing a hammer, run a business or lead a team, there is a place for you in this work. Some go. Some give. Some lead. All matter.
“Wherever you are, be all there!”
Jim Elliot
Join us
One Freedom Gala: The Key to Freedom
Thursday, October 29, 2026 · 6:30 PM · Double Barrel Angus Barn, College Grove, TN
- Get your ticket ($100), and bring a builder: a contractor, a business owner, a man who’d rather work than watch
- Can’t be there? Give toward the $50,000 Gala Match. Every gift is doubled.
- Become a Freedom Partner at $50 a month
See DI Carpentry’s work at dicarpentry.com.