Stories of Hope
Celebration of Baptisms!
“My Dad had always brought our family to church, as long as I can remember. & now I take my child to church. Our relationship with Jesus has gotten stronger over the years. For me, Baptism is that next step to build that stronger bond with Jesus.” —Shae Radosevich “I got to know Jesus through the Bible and church. My relationship is love because he is my Savior. Baptism is special to me because I know Jesus died on the cross for us.” —Evelyn Wentworth “I got to know Jesus through the Bible and church. My relationship is love because he is my Savior. He died on the cross to save my sins. Getting baptized is special to me because I
A Flailing Attempt to Discern
“I had always wanted to have a testimony involving a miraculous healing; even better a miraculous healing that coincided with a bright light, a rushing wind, or the doors of the church bursting open (I know the latter sounds extreme but this exact thing happened at the end of my sister’s wedding). I write this account without a grand narrative involving a miraculous healing at the front of the Vineyard during prayer ministry, or Unchained, or a tongue of fire landing on my head. I wish this season of my life was finished, but it is not. However, I was convicted while writing this; earlier in life, I always felt somewhat morose after hearing testimonies, because these were often stories
The Privilege of Delivering Food
“It is such a privilege to connect with individuals who have reached out with a request for food delivery through our Fruit of the Vine Food Shelf. During this pandemic year, I have brought groceries to and prayed with so many different people: an elderly single woman isolated and homebound due to COVID, who had just lost her sister; a young man who had wandered the country, homeless and with various chemical addictions, who met Jesus and was so hungry now to read and learn of him, full of hope and joy; folks with physical disabilities and mental illness, folks in comfortable neighborhoods barely scraping by, and folks in the sparest of living conditions and challenging neighborhoods who were overflowing
Stories of Hope
We love to hear and be encouraged by stories of how God is working in and through the people in our community. Tell us about your story of hope!