L’Abri is French for “the shelter”, and for over 60 years, L’Abri has created space for people of all different backgrounds and nationalities to receive honest answers to honest questions. Allowing people to engage in community, and pursue truth. L’Abri has served so many people regardless of faith or personal history, and desire to show […]
Category: Mental Health
Blog #1 – Stay Here
I went to Israel with Jacob Coyne, the founder of this organization called Stay Here. One day he wore a shirt that said, “Gen Z will be Suicide Free”. I was so taken back by the bold statement, but that is what led to hearing about his testimony and how the company came to be. […]
Darling 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 […]
Redeemed
Redeemed This organization is extremely interesting. They are based in Houston, Texas, and they work with adult domestic sex trafficking survivors. They work to bring restoration to through restoration services, holistic healing programs, and support from the community. They do this by providing a place for women to heal and the program is uniquely tailored […]
Redeeming|Love
Redeeming Love is an organization that was born out of the rising number of female sex-trafficking victims in the United States. Their mission is to bring restoration to survivors of sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. Their vision statement states, “We are a Christ following, faith-based community. We believe it is our responsibility to fight […]
Working Chance: Recruitment Redefined
Working Chance Working Chance is a charity that helps women with criminal convictions find employment. Ex-convicts are some of the most overlooked and rejected members of society, and it is often nearly impossible for them to have a second chance at life. Working Chance was founded in 2009 by Jocelyn Hillman. She saw how stigmatized […]
Light of Life Rescue Mission
Light of Life Rescue Mission The Light of Life Rescue Mission is a nonprofit organization, and it is the definition of a redemptive organization. Their mission statement is: As a ministry of Jesus Christ, Light of Life will provide a home for the homeless and food for the hungry, and will build disciples for the […]
The Bible Project Learning Experience
Today there are many people that turn to the internet to learn. I find myself constantly using YouTube, a great resource available to learn about anything and everything. As I grew in my faith and read the Bible more consistently on my own I came across so many terms, phrases, and ideas that I found […]
Naomi’s House
Over 24,000 women are trafficked in the Chicagoland area, with limited care treatments, housing, and safe places for these women to go, a non-profit named Naomi’s House is ending that issue. NH is a 501c3 non-profit that “Provides a long term residential and therapeutic program for women who have survived commercial sexual exploitation” (DuPage County). […]
Trusting God Through the Entrepreneurial Process
When you’re engaging in entrepreneurship, you often need a vision or dream of what you want your business/organization to be. As Christians, this is often a desire put into our heart by God that we’re pursuing. When God gives you a desire to do something, when He shows you a little piece of the plan […]