Jun 4, 2020 | Relevant News, Success Stories
It is a hard decision to choose whether or not to become a host family,. Often times, it involves weighing the “pros and cons” and running through the logistics of how to make it all work, only to feel uncertainty if it is even possible. It can be rattling to welcome...
Jun 3, 2020 | Announcements, Relevant News, Success Stories
Radical Generosity within Oregon Oregon Public Broadcasting recently reported that child abuse reports dropped 70% over the span of March, due the lockdown orders for COVID-19. However, this trend is not only in Oregon, but across the country hospitals are seeing...
May 8, 2020 | Announcements, Relevant News, Success Stories
A quick google search for May holidays, and one finds that May is filled with celebrations. Whether it’s of Star Wars (May 4th), a Mexican victory over the French empire (May 5th), Pizza Party appreciation (May 15th), or honoring our beloved, fallen brave soldiers...
Mar 2, 2020 | Success Stories
When my wife and I moved to Hillsboro, Oregon to plant a church five years ago, we knew we were taking a certain amount of risk. Church planting is difficult. Burnout among church planters is a common occurrence. The survivability rate of new churches is gloomy at...
Jul 15, 2019 | Success Stories
We had been foster parents for 30 years and gave up our license only because the agencies were still asking us to adopt when we knew our adopting days were past. By this time, we had already adopted 7! It was just so hard to say “no” when a social worker...
Jul 1, 2019 | Noteworthy Thoughts, Success Stories
We started safe families last February and since then we have hosted five kids. Having kids of our own we weren’t exactly sure how this would all go but now that it’s been a year we can’t believe how many blessings we have been able to experience as a family. God not...
