Many Christians have less of a “handle” on Old Testament scripture as they do from the Gospels and New Testament letters. A church leader in Lancaster, New York, is preparing to address some of that lack of familiarity with the Hebrew portions of the Christian Bible. Glenn Tanner will lead a four-month series of video-based …
Child Evangelism Fellowship brings the Bible — and Biblical hope — to 19 million children around the world. There are new and expanding New York outreaches of CEF to Genesee, Wyoming, Monroe and Orleans counties. Mary Hooker and Beth Russell tells us about the Good News Club and the Five Day Clubs which reach out …
Family Life’s “Hometown Heroes” gets the first-person story of the start of Matthew 25 Farm in Tully, New York, south of Syracuse. It was winter a decade and a half ago, and there was no farm, no property and no equipment — just a spiritual calling. Rick Rarick explains how the farm became a reality …
“Hometown Heroes” on Family Life Link Youth Mentorship is a ministry which pairs compassionate, involved adults with young people in the Rochester area. The program is motivated by a Census statistic that 72% of young people in that city spend at least part of their growing-up years in a single-parent household. While the custodial parents …
Gary Woodruff and his family provide the “Photos For Souls” website. It offers photos, internet memes and thought-starter writings to help encourage Christians and to share the faith with others. They also run the Traveling Chapel, collecting bibles and other Christian literature for those in need. Hear this conversation about the evangelistic website, plus …
This week we feature the founder of “Foster Hope New York”, a ministry which helps pair up local foster care kids with families. Hannah Bender started by connecting with one fostering family in the Syracuse area just a few years ago. This ministry added a foster club, and now helps to “fill in gaps” as …
Angela Lukaszonas is founder of The Young Ladies of Grace Performing Arts Academy, a Christian-based studio teaching young women dance and much more. The program at Williamsville and Pittsford, New York, certainly provides the performance skills and techniques needed for acting, dance, and modeling. The Young Ladies of Grace have a higher calling to instill …
This week’s Family Life “Hometown Hero” is Lydia Sujkowski. Lydia is a Cortland College senior organizing a September 5K race to raise funds to better train area counselors on treating eating disorders, which she herself began suffering in high school. Hear her inspiring story, and discover how she is reaching out to encourage others, plus …
“Operation Good Neighbor” serves the Southtowns area around Buffalo, New York. This provides a food pantry, clothing closet and much more for it’s neighbors in Derby, North Evans, Evans, Brant, Farnham, Lake View and Angola. Listen as Family Life’s Mark Webster gets the good news about “Operation Good Neighbor” from Claudette Abshire and Bill Bateman, …
“The Impact Project” sprang from a simple act of kindness: A group of church members banding together to assist a woman whose dilapidated home was in dire need of repair. The extensive work a band of volunteers completed in less than 48 hours proved to be a powerful witness to her neighborhood, and the genesis …
