Update on Hope House
The little boys accompanied Hope House Director Annel to pick up the weekly meat donation. We got this note from our treasurer this morning. “This year is not starting well! Both Hope House Operational and Sponsor A Child’s donations are little more than half what they were this same time last year.” As you can imagine that was not the financial report that we had hoped to receive.
As always, Shepherd’s Heart remains committed to sharing the love of Christ with the less for
Missionary Journey and the Early Church
The idea of churches sending missionaries is sometimes overlooked or behind the scenes of the day to day in missionary life. But, in the Early Church, it was the foundation of the missionary’s journey. Looking at Acts 13, the first account of sending missionaries in the Bible, the Holy Spirit directed the church and the church obeyed. “Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong frie
Transition Home
I know many of you are following the transition home progress with anticipation. For those who are new to the ministry of Shepherd’s Heart, the transition home is our response to a regulation that mandates the boys leave our care at 18 years old. The transition home consists of six small apartments and a common kitchen / lounge area where young men ages 18-25 can learn life skills and independence before being thrust into the world. The home is located across from the Hope Ho
The Banker and The Fisherman
Most missionaries find it difficult to return to their home country after having lived and served for years on the mission field. Spending time, absorbing another culture, acquiring another language and seeing life through the eyes of those who are very different from you have a way of making you evaluate life. The following story is my inspiration to slow down, reevaluate and make some honest assessments about how I want to live my life. The story isn’t new and you can find
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