Mar 15, 2011

I am heading to Japan to help my dad’s church with the task of bringing the whole Gospel to the Japanese people in this hard time.  We are going to minister to minds, hearts and souls as we provide for basic human needs and share the hope we have in Jesus. We have four people going who all have been to Japan, can speak Japanese, and have a deep heart for...

Mar 12, 2011

Dan Iverson #4      Mar 12   10:30pm  Jpn Time  (EST + 14) Dear Family and Friends,  Thanks for your prayers and care. Just as I wrote this, a fairly large tremor shook the church building again.  # 130th or something since 2:46 pm Fri afternoon. Incredible. 1. Donations for Japan Earthquake via MTW: see www.mtw.org Send to MTW   “93993 Japan...

Check out this video of a cool fundraiser we are doing! Go to www.joytothehood.com to help Safe Haven...

Jun 29, 2010

It’s 3:08 am as I write this…  I can’t sleep…  I woke up at about 2:00 am or so, my heart so burdened, the weight of  leaving Newark becoming heavier and heavier on my heart as our departure draws closer.  I find myself asking God why? “Why are you leading us away from this place where we have spent the last seven years of our...

May 15, 2010

Tara Thompson is a student very committed to coming to Newark and serving the kids of the community this summer. Here’s a blurb from her support letter. “The first time I stepped into the Housing Projects of Newark, New Jersey I knew I had been completely mistaken in what I had expected. Some of my expectations were accurate of course, it was very...

Apr 27, 2010

We have many amazing and interesting things happening in the ministry here in Newark, and some big changes that I will be sharing next week in another update. In the meantime, here are a few needs we are praying God will help meet this week so we can continue to move forward and grow. Lake Champion Trip. Every year we go to a Young Life Camp called Lake...