This summer our Student Ministries Team went on a mission trip to Upper Darby Neighborhood of Philadelphia. One of the students shared with us about his experience on the trip: “One of the first things we did when we arrived was that we walked around the neighborhood to familiarize ourselves with it. It was much…

“I recently had an MRI that showed that I had a bone spur and neighboring damaged soft tissue. The bone spur caused pain and a grinding sensation and I was scheduled for surgery to remove it. I have been attending Alpha at the Duluth Vineyard and was in a session about the Holy Spirit and…

“I don’t know when I first felt called into providing foster care. I think it’s something that has been embedded on my heart since I was a child. When I met my husband, Dane in 2009, we had chatted about the idea of fostering and about this camp that he volunteered in, Royal Family Kids…

“At first we began serving coffee because one Saturday they were short-staffed. We asked Molly if there was anything we could do to help. Before we knew it, we were working every other Saturday. The more experience we got with making coffee, the more we enjoyed it. Now we look forward to serving coffee every…

“This past weekend during prayer ministry time, I felt like God gave me a word for a woman who I know, but not super well, and I went over to her as she was singing in the auditorium. I told her I felt like God gave me something for her about how he sees her…

“My name is Klaire and I am 5 years old. I believe in God because he changed my mom’s mind and helps us fight our sadness. God has given me his love and that is very special to me. I enjoy reading my bible with my dad and listening to ‘God’ music with mom. My…

“I was born and baptized a Catholic. However about 30 years ago I was dating my now husband at the time and started attending a non-denominational church. It was the first time I accepted Jesus Christ as my savior.  We married and raised our 2 sons and attended church every Sunday and did a Bible…

“I’ve given Vineyard Kids a challenge that every week they are invited to do something kind for someone and tell them they did the kind thing because “God loves me and God loves you.” This weekend I had groups of kids sharing their success. Here are a couple highlights: One kid noticed another kid being…

“Today I prayed for someone who said they had a headache—after I prayed, it got better! Yay Jesus! Then I also prayed for someone who said they had a pain in their chest—after I prayed, no more pain! Woo Jesus! So, let’s keep asking “can I pray for you right now?” even when it’s just…