The Hope Blog

Monday, April 18th is the Global Day of Prayer for Turkey, marking the anniversary of the three modern-day Christian workers martyred in the city of Malatya in 2007 for sharing the Gospel. Ugur Yüksel, Necati Aydin, and Tilmann Geske were the first known martyred Christians since 1979.

Hope Chapel hosts an evening of prayer from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Hope in the City joins with us to bless the the nation of Turkey, the persecuted church there, and the foreign mission workers (including our friends) with your prayers.

Dearly Beloved,

I recently posted to my blog what I consider a most beautiful and worship-filled video of the Australian singer Dami Im performing ‘This is My Desire’.  If you are looking for five minutes of inspiration, put on the headphones, go to my blog here, close your eyes and worship with this singer.  –geno

Dearly Beloved, I have posted a handful of photos, most shot by Suzi Raines, on my blog, which you can find here.

Angela will be teaching us about the use of banners this coming Saturday, February 27 from 1-3 pm. We will meet in the Family Room at Hope where she will share from her deep reservoir of knowledge and experience.  Email deb@thedormans.com if you plan to join us.

Angela will prepare handouts for those who plan to attend.  Hope to see you there!

Dearly Beloved,

I have posted my hopemail note on why we will not be hosting Ash Wednesday services this year.  You can find it here.

Also, I have received a number of responses and have posted the as well.  –geno

Dearly Beloved,

On my personal blog I have posted a fantastic note I recently received from Adrienne Kiesel on the topic of finding relief from depression.  What makes this most helpful is that she opens her journey to all of us and humbly tells us where she has found help.  This is exactly what the Apostle Paul means when he writes 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, “Blessed by the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.” (ESV)

I strongly urge you to take a look at Adrienne’s post.  You can find it here.  –geno