Bob lives in East Peoria, a town just outside of the badly damaged Washington, IL. Bob had many large trees down in his yard and no one to help him. He told us that although he is a believer, he had been in a deep depression that morning, just not sure how he would be…
When we arrived at Nick’s house he was visibly distraught. He had no idea what to do next. When we asked him what he wanted us to do his response was, “Let’s walk and the work will present itself.” After about twenty minutes of talking to him, we came up with a plan and started…
We have been asked many times what our ministry looks like in the middle of a disaster. Many organizations show up in the days and weeks following a disaster, so what is it that sets us apart? The answer is simple, the local church. Everything that we do is done in conjunction with the local…
We have had the privilege to spend the month of August traveling to visit partners and churches. This trip has brought us to Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, New Jersey, New York, and Kentucky. We have had opportunities to sit down and talk with partners and pastors about what has been going on in their lives and…
Dear Partner, It has been a busy couple of weeks! We wrapped up our time with Evangelistic Center Church in Shawnee, Oklahoma by meeting with homeowners we had helped and giving them gift cards that met their families’ needs. We were even able to surprise Howard and Shelli with a two-wheeled wheelbarrow that they have…
Dear Partner, This week end our time on the Jersey Shore. Last week we had a group of high school students coming all of the way from Canada to serve in the area for three days. We are constantly amazed at the willingness of people to travel long distances to help complete strangers put their…
Dear Partner, We all have heard at some point that it doesn’t matter how you start, but rather how you finish. At a recent disaster responders’ conference they talked about compassion fatigue, a.k.a. burnout. It is one of the leading killers of great pastors and ministers. It sneaks up on people, and before they know…
Dear Partner, We recently had the privilege of attending a one day conference on compassionate crisis care. One of the discussions was on burnout, otherwise known as compassion fatigue. When a leader is suffering from burnout, not only are they not healthy themselves but also they are not able to help others. One of the…
Dear Partner, We recently had the privilege of attending a one day conference on compassionate crisis care. One of the discussions was on burnout, otherwise known as compassion fatigue. When a leader is suffering from burnout, not only are they not healthy themselves but also they are not able to help others. One of the…
It’s the Christmas season and the end of 2012. Often we spend this time looking back on the year and looking forward to the year to come. We are so grateful for the incredible people who have hooked up with us and supported us through finances, prayer, and sometimes even just a place to stay! The…
