News and Encouragement

One thing I have found over the years of teaching God’s Word, is that I need to define words or principles, because satan likes to distort things.  Success is found in God’s Spirit and Truth, and our failures arise from deviating from God’s ways.  God designed and created our universe and He advises us on how to walk and live it.  Let’s face it:  we live in a fallen world, through no fault of our Creator, but of our own doing.  God is gracious here, continually seeking us out

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

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