Family Ministries
Hogar de Vida
Hogar de Vida y Nutricion (now Hogar de Vida) is a mission organization that I am quite fond of. It’s translation means Home of Life. Children in Guatemala (especially in the Quiche region) were malnourished and underfed, and the founders Tim and Dena Stromstad noticed the need and came to fill it in San Andreas…
Read MoreFamily Brokenness
This blog post will look into one of the most neglected areas of brokenness in the church and Christian organizations. As I was sitting in a class on Entrepreneurship and the Mission of the Church, my professor asked, “Where is there brokenness in the world?” We took almost the whole class to focus solely on…
Read MoreMosaic Community Development Center
During my first summer in Grove City, I had an internship through the then Project on Rural Ministry, now the Center for Rural Ministry. I was sent to serve under Pastor Nate Kiesel in Jeanette, PA, at Mosaic Community Church, a PCA mission church. This church is unique in the PCA in that it is…
Read MoreTyson Foods
Starting of during the Great Depression, John W. Tyson picked up his family and moved to Arkansas to look for work opportunities. After a lot of chicken farming and selling, John and his son, Don opened up their own meat processing plant. Meanwhile the Tyson family followed the vision to take care of their people,…
Read MoreFocus on the Family
The family unit is without a doubt on the decline in modern society. Divorce rates are up and there is more division in families than we have seen in our lifetime. Focus on the Family is a global Christian ministry dedicated to helping families thrive in this broken world. It was founded in southern California…
Read MoreOn Goal
On Goal is a non-profit that seeks to share God’s love, our purpose, and the love of soccer with kids all over the world. On their website they write, “On Goal Soccer began in 1985 when Tom Fite partnered with the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church to run a soccer camp in Milford, OH. Today On…
Read MoreDarling Media: Redemptive Feminism
Culture: Negative Feminism Recently, culture has been teaching women to adhere to an unrealistic standard of beauty. Social media has only made the situation worse through filters and constant comparison. Feminism surfaced as a way to fight for women’s rights, but it has often gone about achieving this in harmful ways, which has led to…
Read MoreEagle Lake Camps: Redemptive Relationships
Eagle Lake Camps is based out of Colorado Springs and connected to the broader ministry of the Navigators. Each summer, college students dedicate ten weeks to sharing the gospel with kids all around the Midwest. From overnight camp to traveling day camps, this non-profit organization continues to impact the lives of children as well as…
Read MoreMatthew 25
Simple acts of service are often underrated in western culture. As a senior, it’s easy for me to think and hope big, and hope I will have a big impact for the kingdom of God. If there is a time where I will do something crazy, or cool, or bring about some change, then awesome.…
Read MoreSunday Breakfast Mission
Sunday Breakfast Mission is a homeless shelter in Wilmington, Delaware that provides the local homeless population with food and housing. The mission started out as a a shelter in 1894 and has branched out to now offer medical services, women’s ministries, as well as Sunday school for children. The non-profit organization balances the spiritual and…
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