HFO – For First Time on Worship

Our house is always open  for many.  Some young adults come to our home for a dinner and for mentoring. Various reasons motivate them to visit us. Some have a feeling of loneliness. Someone needs advice and help someone because of the friendly relations to talk. They...

Setting Our Hearts — Fall 2014

Operation Mobilization missionary Andrea McCourtney writes of Running the Winning Race, the youth ministry in Podgorica, Montenegro: Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set...

A Thin Place

A men’s conference in Norway with Yura Belonhozhkin — Jay Heck offers his reflections on the trip: I was skeptical when I heard we would be getting lessons in Arctic survival from a Lutheran priest. But there we were. Snow all around, with tundra sticking...

Full of Grace and Blessings

Last week was very busy. A lot of preparations for the May ski retreat. Meeting with people, trying to put all the things together – prepare and fix all the gear, make sure everyone is equipped and has all the information about the trip. This time 13 men will go...

New Work to be Done

We started a new men’s group in Kirovsk/Apatity in Feb. It started unexpectedly. A man from Kirovsk who I didn’t know before (and still don’t know in person) called me. He had questions about issues in his life and was looking for help. We talked for...