Thank You
I would like to take a moment and thank each one of you for an excellent year. It’s been a blessing to write what I feel the Lord has guided me to share this past year with you. I’ve appreciated all of your encouragement and prayers….
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What’s Coming Up?
There’s been lots of moving bits happening behind the scenes here at Hope Through Hard Times! There’s much I look forward to sharing with you over the next few weeks, months, and year!
Summer Handcrafted Gift Boxes
Are you looking for unique gift ideas? Do you know someone with a birthday coming up? Or of someone that needs a reminder that you’re thinking of him or her?… Continue Reading
Encounters or Relationships – Part 2
Elisha was a prophet that walked hand-in-hand with the Lord. If God told him to go left, he went left. He listened for the Lord’s voice. This is clearly stated by the Aramean soldier who told the king that Elisha knew what he whispered in his bedroom. Was Elisha a supernatural being? No. He didn’t have any power in himself. The Lord put the words in Elisha’s ears since God is all-knowing. Elisha listened well and was eager to respond. He studied the Scriptures which allowed him to recognize the voice of God. He leaned into Yahweh, giving greater room for the Spirit to work mightily within him. Then when the miraculous encounters took place, it was a natural extension of what Elisha had been experiencing with the Lord already.
Our New Book – Sustaining Hope Now Available!
Have you heard about Sustaining Hope? Do you enjoy a good testimony, but are wondering if it would be of interest to you. Are you or do you know someone working… Continue Reading
Personal Update
There’s some exciting things happening around the Van Pelt household these days!
Praying for Ukraine
I had another post written for today that some of you may have seen already. However, in light of the things going on in Ukraine, I’ve decided to save that other post for next week and take time to pray for our brothers and sisters abroad.
Hope Through Hard Times Turns Two!
We’re celebrating two years of the Lord’s faithfulness to this ministry!
Merry Christmas Everyone!
Well, that’s a wrap for another year. I pray you all have an incredible holiday reflecting on the wondrous gift of Jesus’ birth and our salvation that comes from that…. Continue Reading
Navigating Truth & Reconciliation Day
There are many conflicting emotions and opinions surrounding this Truth and Reconciliation Day. It’s hard to know how to react among everything else that’s been thrown at us these past couple of years.
However, in light of that, I would like to take this post today to look to Jesus.