For several weeks we felt led to pray for healing during our Anna Club in the nursing home. In the middle of these weeks, Joan* found out she had lumps on her breasts which required surgery. She shared that many years ago she had breast cancer. She went for prayer and was completely healed from […]
Think of someone in your life that you look up to as a role model, leader, or mentor. Think of the impact that person has had on your life. Now, think about where you would or would not be if that person hadn’t been in your life. God planned for Israel to lead all the […]
Jonathan was working in the healing rooms last month at our annual Onething Conference. A lady in a wheelchair came in with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). She was clearly in pain. Her face showed a deep weariness of dealing with the constant nauseousness that kept her from walking. Two years ago she was suddenly debilitated by […]
Our year can be summed up by two words: new experiences. This was our first year on a “normal” day schedule, which meant many changes in the day-to-day expression of ministry. To add to that transition, this year brought about our first pregnancy and firstborn son, Jeremiah. We want to reflect and celebrate with you […]
In the wake of our recent partnership with Youth with a Mission (YWAM) bringing their bi-annual conference to Kansas City, Jonathan was asked to write an article for a missions organization. We thought you would enjoy reading it for this month’s newsletter! We live in one of the most exciting times in history. Before us […]
Seventeen years ago, when I was sixteen, I attended a youth conference and saw a picture of a six year old Haitian boy, Jeff, at a booth for Compassion International. The Holy Spirit told me to sponsor him. I kindly told Him that I didn’t have a job and that I had no money to […]
Two topics we pray for in our Anna Club prayer meeting are for the staff at the nursing home and for our friends and family. We believe that as we pray, our hearts are tenderized to feel God’s love for what we pray for. God will also use our prayers to reveal things in our […]
Because of the excitement of Jeremiah’s birth, we are a little behind on updating everyone on Hope City news. On July 1st, we had the streets blocked off right in front of Hope City for our annual neighborhood outreach. We had cotton candy for the kids, free haircuts from professional hair dressers, face painting, a […]
We rejoiced on Wednesday when they allowed Jeremiah to come home for continued outpatient treatment. Theresa and I both felt like he would feed better at home. After taking some time to explain that to both the doctors and NICU nurses, they agreed with us that since around the clock monitoring was no longer necessary […]
On July 4th early in the morning, we awoke to Theresa’s water breaking. Our little boy was ready to come! However, what followed made us realize that Theresa’s body was not quite ready. Through 40 hours of extremely intense, induced labor we finally had our son on July 5th at 6:02 pm. He was born […]