Month: June 2020

He Created Them as His Imagers

“So God created man as His imager,  in the image of God he created him;  male and female he created them.” (Genesis 1:27) Donnalee, the founder of Hope House, was orphaned and abused as a child. As she grew up, she promised God that if it were in her power, she would do everything she…
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A Good Reason for Our Fatigue (besides our age)

SOWERs volunteer to do whatever a project host needs done. This can be anything from painting, small building projects (up to major projects depending on SOWER manpower and skills available), to plumbing, electrical; you name it.  Upon arrival at a project, the group leader (the first person to sign up for the project is automatically…
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A New Season of Life

“For everything there is an appointed time, and an appropriate time for every activity on earth:” (Ecclesiastes 3:1, NET) Since 2003, we’ve been sending out our weekly requests for your Strategic Thoughts (prayers) for us, and Good News (answered prayers). You committed to pray for us, so we committed to give you something to pray for and rejoice…
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A Huge “Barn Sale”

“When you finish tithing all your income in the third year (the year of tithing),  you must give it to the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans,  and the widows so that they may eat to their satisfaction in your villages.”  (Deuteronomy 26:12) Hope House has five major revenue streams. They do not take government funds because to do…
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We Are Blessed

Taste and see that the Lord is good! How blessed is the one who takes shelter in him! (Psalm 34:8 NET) For the past year, since getting our bikes and carrying them in the trailer’s hitch, we’ve been concerned about the hitch design. It was only rated for 150#’s and we made sure we stayed…
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