by Joanna Rich | Jun 28, 2017 | Ministry News
I want to apologize for the drop off in updates for the past couple months. My husband and I have been traveling and itinerating quite a bit lately; therefore, our schedule has been unpredictable. Thank you for your patient understanding. The family has been...
by Joanna Rich | Jun 2, 2017 | Ministry News
One day at the Downtown Soup Kitchen, Bro. Martin noticed a couple of the volunteers trying to calm down a young girl that was thrashing around. Bro. Martin was informed that she had just taken a hit of spice. Spice is a drug they make from various chemicals as an...
by Joanna Rich | May 12, 2017 | Ministry News
We had a wonderful turn out at Hope Church last Sunday. Bro. Martin preached about the importance of surrendering our will to God's will. He brought out that it’s not just focusing on the cross that Jesus bore, but also about the cross that He has called upon us to...
by Joanna Rich | May 5, 2017 | Ministry News
God blessed in the service at Hope Church this past Sunday in a great way. Bro. Martin preached from Ps. 23 on What you Don't Have to do without when the Lord is your Shepherd! -- "I shall not want." God had really used this passage to encourage Bro. Martin’s heart...
by Joanna Rich | Apr 30, 2017 | Ministry News
Last Wednesday, Julie, Jalisa, me and Derek were singing during the lunch hour at the Downtown Soup Kitchen. Derek gave a short devotional from the story of the leprous man in Matthew 8. While he was speaking about the willingness of Christ to take your case, no...
by Joanna Rich | Apr 20, 2017 | Ministry News
Firsthand Experiences: It is with great joy that I come to you today from Anchorage, Alaska! My husband, Derek, and I flew into Anchorage Airport on Friday afternoon. We are thrilled to be here with the family and to be involved in the ministry here. Soon after we got...
by Joanna Rich | Apr 13, 2017 | Ministry News
We are excited to report of a wonderful week in Anchorage, Alaska. God is continuing to work in a mighty way in hearts for which we are so thankful. Bro Martin had a special experience that he will share in the following paragraph: "Someone put a Tesoro gift card in...
by Joanna Rich | Apr 7, 2017 | Ministry News
We have a couple weeks of updates to cover in one because of a very hectic week in my life. I do apologize for the absence of an update last week. I want to say how encouraging it has been to hear from some that are reading these updates and enjoying them. We love...
by Joanna Rich | Mar 20, 2017 | Ministry News
Hope Church Report The precious people of Hope Church were so excited for Bro. Martin and Jordan to be back! Bro. Martin picked up 3 loads on the bus yesterday morning. Along with the ones that came with other transportation and on foot, we had a total of around 100...
by Joanna Rich | Mar 15, 2017 | Ministry News
We are so excited to share about the great response in the altars this week at Hope Church. The retired Pentecostal Minister that preached last Sunday also preached this Sunday. Julie shares that he made the altar call with such an urgency for the people to be saved...
