Mentally disabled elderly members of any society should be given the right to live in peace and comfort. So often though, they are forgotten, overlooked, even resented. Recently, in a Directors meeting at Hope of Life, Lourdes and Katie shared an urgent need for this group of precious people living at Hope of […]
“He has brought me to his banquet hall, And his banner over me is LOVE.” – Song of Solomon 2:4
I have always loved this verse, because it reminds me that we are on God’s team. His banner is love, and we get to share that. Earlier this month, Guatemala celebrated Day of the […]
Three years ago, while visiting with our church on a mission trip, many of the mothers in the Hope of Life/Causelife village started to learn how to make skirts for their children to wear to school. They had previously shared that getting the material and having them sewn was often a burden for […]
Matthew 18: 1-5 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. 3 And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Therefore, […]
Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Our lives are a tapestry. That sounds a bit cliché but it’s true. Each one of us is a unique creation and I like to view my life as a large quilt that […]
Last week, in our transition class at the Village of Transformation preschool, we talked about different careers. “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I asked. The children and I explored careers of all kinds, from a Firefighter to a Doctor to an Artist. My uncle Mark came to share […]
Over the last few weeks, God has been laying on my heart the importance of discipleship with the youth that live here at Hope of Life. As I began to pray about this and talk with my family, the Lord showed us the mission field right outside our door at the Village of Transformation […]
