The first step to making change in your community is recognizing there is a change which needs to be made. It can be easy to fall into the same routine, day in and day out. Through awareness and education, we bring hope is to key Impact Areas, areas focused on meeting the unmet needs, physically or spiritually, of a specific demographic within your community.
Each month, you will be introduced to different partners within your community and learn about their heart for mission. You will also hear about who they serve, how you can pray for them, and even opportunities to serve!
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Helping people with more than just food The Aurora Food Pantry has been meeting people's physical needs by offering food, but they do so much more. This story was shared to me about how Becky's life was changed with the help of the Food Pantry. Her husband, Lenny, was diagnosed with colon...
Quite a Task Ahead COVID has been hard on everyone, but it has really been hard on children who are at-risk. What does it really mean for a child to be "at-risk" anyways? The short answer would be that at-risk kids have something in their life that could prevent them from...
A Story from Waterleaf- "I'm going to talk to my boyfriend. I think we can make it work." The timing of her first pregnancy had Ella questioning everything. She told us that she is pro-life, but considered abortion after both her father and boyfriend suggested it may be the best choice for her...
What if life is out of control? What do you do when you're struggling with addiction? Homelessness? Depression? "I was living on my terms and not thinking of others." This is what Mike said when he shared his story of recovery. He is an example of healing at Master's...
Recognizing a Seemingly Invisible Problem Do you know about the darkness happening in your own community? In our egocentric society, it is so easy to focus on ourselves and what's happening in our own bubble of our family, friends, jobs, vacations, and our own contentment. How then, are...
The business of covering up scars This past weekend, Christ Community Church had the privilege of having Chris Baker, creator of Ink180, speak for our Inspiring Stories weekend. He owns a tattoo shop in Oswego that works to cover or remove tattoos and markings from previous gang life, human...
Recap on Human Trafficking 101 Last week we introduced you to Human Trafficking 101, where we talked about what human trafficking is, how big the problem is, why it's hard for women to get out, and a little bit about what Naomi's House does to help victims of sex trafficking. We learned that...
Human Trafficking 101 with Naomi's House Last night I tuned in to listen to Simone Halpin, Executive Director of Naomi's House, for her training on Commercial Sexual Exploitation. Naomi's House is a residential program that serves women who have been victims of sex trafficking. They work...
We have been talking about thinking right about what's going wrong in regards to the sanctity of human life. This is the fourth and final part to "Thinking Right about What's Going Wrong." Number Four - commit to personally rescuing the innocent where and whenever you can! Am I and the church...
You cannot be salt and light if you do not engage with people who think differently than you!