March 19th, 2016 Dear church family or friend of Springs of Grace, Grace and peace from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I am very thankful for the amazing ways God is working at Springs of Grace these past few months. I am thankful for answered prayer – for new ministry opportunities – for fruit…
"…to the praise of the glory of His grace…" Ephesians 1:6
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As I mentioned in my last post (way back in November!), I was blessed to be able to go home for 5 weeks in December and January! It was a wonderful time spent with family and friends during the Christmas season. It passed pretty quickly, but I am so grateful to have had this time. Next time I…
Dear Friends and Family,
Happy New Year to all! December 11-12 I had the opportunity to attend a conference at the Retreat Center that belongs to our church with my friend Julia who has a spinal cord injury. I went as her volunteer as she requires assistance with almost everything. Many other young people also attended the conference. I had a very good time resting and working away from the busy city. Julia is my good friend and she enjoyed her time there too. Julia’s mom is her caregiver and she was also happy to have a couple of days off to work around the house.
There have been many opportunities this past month to express our thanks to God for His goodness in our lives and our ministry and for His answers to our prayers. Last weekend we hosted a full-day seminar on spinal cord injury rehab for the staff from a private rehab clinic in Rivne, Ukraine. In advance of the seminar, Sveta…
Greetings from Ukraine, where fall already seems to be on it’s way out and the sun now sets by 5:15! We’ve already had several nights below freezing, giving us a good indication that winter is just around the corner. Our rehab center continues to be busy and since we reopened after the summer break we have many new…
JULY 2015 Dear Friends and Family, July 14-19 we held a camp for adults with disabilities which I enjoyed very much! It is such a special time that I always look forward to and am sad when it is over. It is a great opportunity to see all my friends with disabilities at the same…
“Love is…” was the theme of our family retreat this year, which we hosted for 31 children with disabilities, their siblings, and one or both parents. The 6 days we spent together at a campground in the forest were blessed with beautiful weather, a multitude of activities, times of rest, fellowship, and Bible studies. On the opening day, we…
Earlier this month we celebrated the 8th anniversary of our rehabilitation center! Some of our current and former patients gathered with their families and our staff for an afternoon of celebration in the park. God gave us a beautiful day to spend together in His creation. We enjoyed shish kabobs, played volleyball, and fellowshipped together. Patients shared about when and…
This report taken from Desiring God Website Pray for Nepal April 27, 2015 by Tony Reinke Topic: Natural Disasters Suraj Kasula, who we called Nepal’s most unlikely church planter, sent us this update on the devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake that hit his homeland this weekend and the heavy monsoon rains and flooding coming in its wake.…
I know this post is long overdue…sorry about that! Just like your lives, mine is constantly moving and there always seems to be something else I should or could be doing. But I have “thought” about writing on multiple occasions if that counts for anything. I’ll do my best to catch you up on the…