Hope Church Blog
In just under two years, Hope’s Malawi partnership with two churches and fourteen villages in Malawi has born fruit. Bill Marsaw said when he first went to Malawi, he thought Hope’s ministry would be just with the Kambona and Msema Churches, but God said, “No, I’m not talking about two churches, I’m talking about 14…
Summer brings many wonderful adventures and sometimes you may need to take a detour to get there. Construction is at its peak during warmer weather. Although you may find yourself on the road less traveled and your trip taking a little longer, usually the bigger picture is well worth it: a safer bridge, a better highway,…
Darius Walker, artist and rapper, was asked by a music producer if he performed gospel. When Darius answered no, he heard “I can’t work with you, then.” He knew that if he was going to rap Gospel, he’d have to get to know Jesus. And so started the journey of joining a youth group and…
Fast Facts: Favorite Food: Pastor Duncan: Fish and Chips Rabson: Nsima (dish made from cornmeal) Favorite Color: Pastor Duncan: Blue Rabson: Black In My Spare Time: Pastor Duncan: reading, watching futbol (soccer), dancing Rabson: reading, writing, singing and break dancing for the Lord Family: Both are happily married with children. So here’s how their story…
Why did a brand new faith movement begin two thousand years ago that changed the course of human history? The answer is the literal, bodily resurrection from the dead of the person of Jesus Christ. Eyewitnesses saw Jesus crucified, dead and buried. Yet, on Easter morning the tomb was empty and Jesus appeared to women,…
Does the title surprise you, coming from a church? Have you been made to think that to go “to church” you have to have your act all together? Of even worse, you think that to get anywhere close to God you better clean your act up first? Well, we’ve got good news! According to Jesus’…
Praising God that the Malawi Team has safely returned to Rochester, NY! A special thank you to our wonderful hosts, (on the right is Pastor Duncan, his wife Mercy and their son Josiah and on the left is Pastor Rabson and his wife Patricia) whose care & hospitality have been tremendous over this past 1…
The team was up at 6:00 a.m. (midnight our time) for the drive to the Blantyre airport. They departed for their 40-minute flight to Lilongwe. After a 2 hour and 45-minute layover there, they took off for a 2 hour and 25-minute flight into Johannesburg, South Africa followed by a 5 1/2 hour layover. The…
Lord, you are my God; I will exalt You and praise Your name, for in perfect faithfulness You have done wonderful things, things planned long ago. Is. 25:1 Dear blog followers: You have prayed us through this trip! We are so thankful to you and to our great awesome and loving God. We have seen and experienced so many…
Thank you to so many who are keeping this mission in your prayers. The power and the grace of God is evident through many ways in our experiences here in Malawi. The people of the country and culture are a joy to be with. Today would be very difficult to try to top! We worshiped with…