by Lexie | Feb 14, 2023 | hope stories
Once upon a time, there lived a joyful baby blue spruce tree on the island of Fiji. He grew up right beside the waters, next to the best snorkeling spot on the island. In fact, every afternoon at 2 o’ clock sharp, he would lean his branches over the waters,...
by Lexie | Jul 8, 2022 | hope stories
Renee (mom) The best sourdough bread is created through a lengthy process of 7+ rounds of stretching and folding the dough, all followed by allowing it to rest. The stretching process on the dough is not easy, but it is crucial. God has recently taught me that humans...
by Lexie | Jul 7, 2022 | hope stories
Anne immediately begins to sing her answer of hope to me, and my heart lights up. “My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood than righteousness,” the familiar melody of one of her favorite church hymns fills my ears. Anne is one of those...
by Lexie | Jun 17, 2022 | hope stories
Welcome to Paradise,” I hear as I walk through the door into Jim’s home. I will note that I hear this every time I walk into his home, and I don’t believe it will ever get old. How can someone hold so much joy? As we talk, he begins to recount the...
by Lexie | Jun 16, 2022 | hope stories
Teddy Mbiire Uganda. A country in which the unlimited, God-given potential of young children often goes completely untapped in the never-ending wake of poverty cycles. For many children, there is a continuous tension between choosing to attend school and working to...
by Lexie | Jun 5, 2022 | hope stories
The Juke Box Girl. Kate – the girl with a thousand hugs to give. I met Kate at age two, the day she became my sister after my parents adopted her and my two other siblings from Russia. This moment was when hope first bloomed for Kate. She recalls the feeling of...
