Thank you, Oksana, for sharing the rest of your story with us! (Two weeks ago we published Part 1, and last week we published Part 2.) What Scriptures spoke to you in your times of need? At that time of my wilderness, there were a lot of Scripture messages that helped me and God used […]
Thank you, Oksana, for sharing more of your story with us! (Click here to read Part 1.) What did God teach you in your valley of chronic illness? That time was very hard for me. I call it my wandering in the wilderness, because I truly loved God, and I truly wanted to serve Him, […]
Thank you, Oksana, for sharing your story with us! (Oksana shared her beautiful story in a phone interview, and we didn’t want to leave anything out. We’ve broken this interview into three parts so you can be encouraged by ALL of Oksana’s story without being overwhelmed by long blog posts.) Tell us about yourself! My […]
Did you ever sing the children’s chorus “12 Men Went to Spy on Canaan”? “Twelve men went to spy in Canaan.Ten 🤚🤚 were bad 👎 and two 👆👆 were good 👍.What do you think they saw in Canaan?Ten 🤚🤚 were bad 👎 and two 👆👆 were good 👍.Some saw giants, tough and tall.Some saw grapes […]
Thank you, Katerina, for sharing your story with us! Tell us about yourself! Hi, I’m Katerina, and I live in Southern California. For the past few years, I have been a college student attending local community colleges. Currently, I’m getting ready to transfer to Hope International University in the fall, majoring in psychology, for God-willing […]
We all know Ruth as the “face character” of the book that bears her name. After reading this book in my devotions, however–and watching the Sight and Sound production with Emily right after–I’d like to nominate Naomi as the “backbone character” of this story. It’s Naomi who starts the book, it’s Naomi who ends the […]
Here’s a testimony from two years ago that I wrote and shared with a few others at the time. I pray God can encourage you with the same truths He used to encourage me in my time of need. “𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘺!” Sunday night after church. I sat on the kitchen floor, my […]
Thank you, Alyssa, for sharing your story with us! Tell us about yourself! I live in Wisconsin. When I have the energy, I love getting outside. I really enjoy camping, hiking, and rock climbing. Most of these hobbies have been put on hold while I have been healing, so I now find joy in cooking […]
Do you ever wish you could do more? I know I do. Specifically in ministry — reaching out to people, helping in church, mentoring, teaching, cooking, giving rides, and the list goes on. I wish I could do everything for everyone, but I’m limited, and on my bad days I find I can barely do […]
Thank you, Bethany, for sharing your story with us! Tell us about yourself! Hello! My name is Bethany Lacock. I’ve been married about 10 months and my husband, TJ, and I live in Watertown, WI. TJ is a dorm supervisor at Maranatha Baptist University. I am currently a nanny in a little town about 10 […]
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