“I didn’t wake up one day agoraphobic, although it may have seemed that way. When I look back now, it was definitely a slow progression, but a steady one. My life was definitely stuck, limited, and pretty sad – a prisoner of my house and my mind. At it’s smallest, my world consisted of my…

“My husband, two of our girls, and I moved to Duluth June of 2015. I hated it here. I have never lived so far away from family and friends in all my life. Little did I know that God was moving in ways that I couldn’t even imagine. In April of 2016, one year ago,…

“I was blessed with the most amazing opportunity to be able to attend #eitk2017 Vineyard Church Regional Women’s Conference this weekend in Duluth, MN. I have been struggling to find the perfect words to explain my experience over those 3 days. I’m not quite sure where to start. But I know where it will end.…

“God is telling me to share what happened to me in August 26, 2016.  I was run over by a horse and hit in the forehead twice, which tore my forehead upward passed my scalp a little.  I remember laying on the ground crying and putting my hand to my forehead. I took my hand…

“I work as a night nurse at a local nursing home. Several months ago a man came in with cancer. He was very angry and hostile but had a loving side to him too. He would often yell and swear, but then say that he was sorry and that he loved the staff. When I…

“I grew up in a household that didn’t follow Christ. I did not start following Christ myself until I was 18 years old. It was in prison that I received my first bible and began learning about Him. It was during these teaching and lesson that I began to recognize my past and heal from…

“I felt, for most of my life, that I was lost in my sins and that there wasn’t any way to change, then I went to a concert with a friend at a church and I was convicted right then and there that God loved me in my sin and filth, and He would take…

“I have a member of the VKids team who’s experienced significant bouts of sever anxiety. From serving on our team, receiving regular prayer and joining a small group, she is committed to finding the help she needs to do battle. It’s been such a hard road, I’ve prayed and talked with her so many times,…

A UMD student, who attended our last Learning to Pray Like Jesus class, came with his arm in a sling from injuring a tendon doing a handstand while goofing around. He was scheduled to go to Australia soon for a curling tournament and was nervous he wouldn’t be able to go. At the end of…