Dear Friends and Ministry Partners,
We have much to report as we look back over the last year and I am increasingly excited as we look ahead to the prospects of coming ministry in 2014. I firmly believe that as we draw closer to the Lord’s return, we will see richer soil for the Seed to fall upon and greater harvests as a result.
In Kenya, we have seen the fulfillment of what we have worked for, for so long: a fully registered Senior Class at the Hope Academy Senior School. This event marks real progress for our Hope Academy, in that now, we can see our kids come all the way through our school and graduate to University, on their way to becoming world changers for Christ. Many of you have given sacrificially to this project over the years, and now will begin to see the fruits of your labor. “Thank you,” is hardly big enough for what you have done, but thank you!
Our partnership with KLOVE Radio continues to grow, as we will once again partner with KLOVE for their 11th KLOVE Cruise, and the 2nd Annual KLOVE Fan Awards in Nashville. This partnership will be an integral part of moving forward with our plans to bring Revival to Detroit in the coming year(s). As well, we want to thank our partners at Premier Christian Cruises and Camp Electric for their continued support of our ministry.
We have always been a believer in partnerships and this continues with so many organizations with which we are privileged to do ministry. Feed the Hunger, One Child Matters, Vapor Sports, and countless churches whose people give, pray, and go, are what makes World Hope work and frankly, we would be lost without them.
This year, our partners will be just as vital. And you will be just as vital! I want to ask you to pray as we launch our first two phases of ministry in Detroit. First, we have started phase one of Mobile Ministry already, while we await a permanent location for our Hope Center. Two groups have traveled to Detroit to work with local churches doing feedings and outreach events, including the distribution of meals at Thanksgiving for the hungry. We are beginning the Mobile Ministry in the Motor City now, taking the Seed to the soil that needs it the most. Going where the people are is something that Jesus did and something we are already doing and will continue to do throughout the coming months. We look forward to giving you more details on this as well as upcoming trip opportunities just after the first of the year.
Phase two of our ministry plan will be the purchase of a piece of property or facilities that will be the KLOVE Hope Center. We certainly need your prayers as we look for our new permanent base of ministry in Detroit. One of our distinctives at World Hope has always been going into an area and not just doing ministry and leaving, but having an ongoing presence in the community. We need the Lord’s wisdom in finding exactly the right piece of land and the right building for this and we need your prayers.
The soil in 2014 is rich and the fields are white and ripe for the harvest. More than that, the Master is returning soon. Will you continue to work with us to bring in the fruit? We need you to help us while the sun is still in the sky. Thank you for your partnership. Together, we are World Hope, and together we can change the world for eternity.
I pray you will have a wonderful Christmas and the greatest year of your life.
Be blessed,
Dave