Ministry Stories

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I didn’t understand the healing power of prayer

Years ago, I didn’t understand the healing power of prayer and spiritual healing and people laying hands on you and...
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Faces of Faith Monroe Faces

You can’t just write people off

"My semester in Honduras changed everything. I think about how my time with my host family, how my attitudes changed....
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Jolene DeHeer

A Time Such as This

We are all acutely aware of the chaos, unrest, and instability of our world today. Terrorism seems to be increasing,...
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Natalie Hart

You are God’s Beloved

In the last couple of months, I’ve almost lost track of the number of times the word “beloved” has been...
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Diaconal

Roosevelt Park Family Worker Ministry

Family Worker for residents of the Roosevelt Park neighborhood of southwest Grand Rapids (and surrounding area); link families from neighborhood...
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Someone Like You

Nutrition Options for Wellness is going stellar!

The NOW (Nutrition Options for Wellness) program, led by Bob Storteboom, shops at our food center.  Streams of Hope offers...
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Faces of Faith

Don’t wander away

What advice would you give a 21-year-old "Stay in church. Don't wander away. Even though it's easy to come back...
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Faces of Faith

A lot of people brought me to it.

"A lot of people in my life have had an impact on my faith growing up: coming to Discovery Church,...
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Faces of Faith

It’s really helping me invest more time in my own faith

"Some ways that God is working through my life right now is through working with the middle school and high...
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Faces of Faith

I like that you can praise and you don’t have to be afraid

"In my church, I like that you can praise and you don't have to be afraid. . . . I...
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Faces of Faith

I love all kinds of music

"I started playing the piano when I pretended I was having a church service on the farm in Iowa. ....
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Faces of Faith

It’s family

"I love that I can be myself at my church. It's family."
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I can either show or express my faith

How do you see God working in your life right now? "Regarding parenting and at my job, there are certain...
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Faces of Faith

Communication is key, and having God in your life.

Dale & Christine, married 31 years, what advice do you have for a young couple? Dale, "Find the right woman, love...
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Faces of Faith

Everyone’s focusing on themselves and their own popularity

What has to change to make the world a better place? "We have to be aware of other people; there's...
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Faces of Faith

I don’t have time for hate and discontent

You haven't stopped moving since I got here, why do you serve like this?  "I don't have time for hate...
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Faces of Faith

One day I got up, started walking to church…

"One day I got up, started walking to church...I went through tough and hard times, sad and happy, and it...
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I see a hunger for deep love and relationships

"The world is increasingly secular --they think it's spiritual." What's your heart response toward the human condition right now?  "I see a...
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Faces of Faith

Most meaningful thing life has taught me so far is to cherish all the little things

What do you hope your life is like when you're 76? "A lot better than it is now. It's hard....
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Faces of Faith

We can’t change people

"We can't change people, only God can do that. I'm just here to serve them. The greatest thing life has...
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Natalie Hart

Not really about doing

I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with...
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