News and Encouragement

Have you ever gotten yourself into something that started out with a few quick decisions; then, as things progressed, you look back and wonder, How did I get into this?  I’m in one of those situations, and it’s turning into a real adventure.  A very generous donor gave a 1996 Corvette, a beautiful hardtop convertible, to A Ray of Hope a few months ago.    My first hope was that he was donating it so I could use it as a ministry vehicle.  I knew better than that, but I had to

Last month I wrote about finding Joy, and how we find joy through Matthew 5:6: “Blessed are  they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”  The Greek word for “filled” means “an abundance”, or to “be satisfied”.  Can you imagine living life in a satisfied, filled, and joyful state?  I will say I’m much closer than I was before I first turned to the Lord, but I still let life’s challenges or fleshly desires get me down or distracted here and t

To those that take the time to read a part of a lost person’s narrative, I would like to share my own misguided journey and how in that,...

Over the years of serving at A Ray of Hope, I have found that everyone I have encountered is looking for joy.  I serve a lot of people...

The last 2 years of my life have been topsy-turvy.  I lost two brothers in as many years, and the toll it took on my mental health was...

Some months ago, we had a physical altercation within one of the families that help manage this ministry.  I found that, through the ever...

If you had told me a year ago, or even just six months ago, that I would be where I am now, I would have never believed it. A Ray of hope...

This spring I felt like I was in a bit of a Spiritual slump: my Bible study seemed flat, I was flat and it just seemed like my attitude...

My name is Zach, and I have been blessed to call A Ray of Hope home since April 25, 2025.  Before this, my life felt like a storm I could...

When guests first come to A Ray of Hope and join us in our Bible study, they are typically skeptical.  As they listen to the truths of...

Joe’s Garage is open and picking up momentum. This shop is a ministry made up of imperfect people looking to glorify Jesus. Broken cars...

Seek Ye First The Kingdom Of God   Matt 6:30-34  Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast...

My life has been likened unto a fence.  On one side of the fence, I was a homeowner and successful business man.  I was an active member...