Dear Family and Friends, You’ll soon be receiving our Christmas email update written by Danny, so for this Christmas letter you’ll simply be receiving the ponderings of a mother’s heart. As I reflect on this past year, nothing brings me greater earthly joy than thoughts of my family. Danny has such an enthusiastic love and playfulness toward his...
There Must be Blood to Enter
Dear Family and friends, My heart is heavy right now as I write this. Its 3:19 am and I can’t sleep because I can’t stop thinking about the 100 plus young men 2 blocks away gathered for the Crips (Main Gang in our area) initiation. Last night a highschool junior who lives in those projects and has come into the family of Jesus here at Safe Haven came...
Victory for the Kingdom
First we want to say thank you for the wonderful support and prayer during the hard summer of war for the Kingdom! God is so faithful and never leaves His children alone and powerless. We feel so encouraged by all the prayer support, financial support and the many who have come stood beside us and helped us fight the battle we have been called too. By...
In the Heat of the Battle
(Warning – Long update from the heart below. may take some time to read. please do take that time.) Dearest family and friends, Its 5:00 am as I write this to you, been up since 3:00 with a heavy heart, feeling the weight of the war in my spirit as well as in my physical body. During our VBS program yesterday, I guess you could say I hit rock bottom and...
Bullets Flying and God’s Glory
May 18, 2007
In moments when your life comes really close to ending God seems to pull things afresh into perspective and gives you a deeper sense of His glory and purpose for your life. Last week there was a shooting in the nearby projects and a bullet missed my head by 2 feet. It was a close one and Kimberly and I are praising God that our kids still have a father....
Update on Our Lives
January – March Prayer Letter Dear Friends, Family, and Supporters of Safe Haven, We thank each of you for your support in the important work that God is doing here in Newark, NJ. Your prayers, financial gifts, and emotional support are keeping this ministry alive. And ALIVE it is. Much has been happening as we fight the war for youth’s hearts. Here is...