Lent is here, again. And once again I’ve struggled to come up with something to give up for these 40 days. But inspiration struck Sunday evening during a sermon on confession: this Lent, I am … Read More
God with Us
This advent, our theme was God with Us. The entire series encouraged our church to invite someone to join us for our Christmas Eve service. We worked diligently to redecorate our sanctuary with Christmas trees … Read More
As family she never had
Volunteers “Melanie” and “Sara” were strangers until they were introduced to “Trudy.” Trudy was referred to VIS nearly two years ago for a ride to an appointment, which is how she met Melanie. Over time … Read More
Prayer as relationship
Written by Jolene DeHeer, Classis Prayer Coordinator. I would like to begin by getting you thinking through these questions. How would you finish this sentence: “Prayer is____________”? Or what three words would you use to … Read More
Making her profession of faith
About a year ago I was connected with a lady who had recently rededicated her life to Christ, but was really struggling with her faith-she had no job, no support, and was making bad choices. … Read More
Russ was living on our property
Monroe Community Church (MCC) moved into a new ministry space in August of 2021. One of the things we noticed very quickly was that a homeless man was spending lots of time on our grounds. … Read More
She surrendered her life to the Lord
We wrapped up our fall Alpha in December and even with all the trouble Covid continues to cause the Lord drew people to himself and changed lives. Here are just a few “facts” about Alpha … Read More
Five were baptized
Thanks to the Lord in Comunidad Cristiana Internacional CRC, on December 12, a special service was held where three adults and two children were baptized and we received 7 new members. We thank the Grand … Read More
A gift drive
At Christmas, residents at Raybrook Manor blessed 70×7 Life Recovery with a gift drive! We received wrapped shoeboxes full of women’s hygiene items and useful gifts, blankets, soap, masks, and other needed items to share … Read More
Taking our place in the body of Christ
Jabez Ministries is about ministry raising leadership out of the community of the disabled in the context of a campus ministry. We work out of Grand Rapids Community College, ministering to faculty, staff and students. … Read More