News and Encouragement

In 2018, I was living in Washington headed for a not-so-bright future. I was in and out of jail and my son (10 years old) was living with my mom while I was in a tent nearby. In April 2018, I was incarcerated and my son's dad decided to come from Montana and pick him up. 4 days later, my mom died. It took me the better part of the month to realize that I was no one without my son, so I moved to Montana. With only a backpack full of clothes and nowhere to go, I just knew that

The Corvette Raffle Adventure is over for A Ray of Hope, but it continues for the winner!  I know everyone with a ticket in that bucket had hoped to drive that vehicle home, but one blessed person got to do it.  I meant to drive that vehicle at least once before we turned it over, but never got around to it.  Procrastination costs!  In last month’s newsletter, I shared how discouraged I had been with the task of A Ray of Hope selling the remaining 280 tickets at $100 each in

We received another vehicle donation.  Actually, we have received a few of them recently, but don’t worry, I think we’re raffled out for a while!  We actually receive several vehicle donations in a given year, and I must say it’s fun, because it seems like most of them are tailored for someone specific who we know has a need for it.  We talk about these cars at our staff meetings- we just have to smile and laugh at how God does this- He’s amazingly creative!  This vehicle is