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

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...

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