October 1, 2025​

"Last night she began the process of forgiveness."

Dear Friends,

You know the phrase ‘hard heart’? As a teenager, I (Scott) had a hard heart when I rejected God’s truth. Praise God, He can save us and give us a new heart. Many years later, God is leading us to others who have hearts like stone toward Him, and we pray for God to do only what He can do, described in Ezekiel 36:26 where He says - “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.".

At a retreat, staff expressed that the students were “cold and hard,” “divided,” “extremely angry,” and “unwilling to open up.”. These are the times that we need prayers for courage and grace, and to keep taking steps of faith towards hurting people. In 1 Corinthians 3:6-8, God describes the work of ministry like planting seeds and watering them. But in verse 7, God reminds us of an important truth – Vs7 NLT “It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow."

Near the end of the retreat, God revealed His life-changing power.
“I have seen God soften a hardened heart and give them the ability to forgive their mom.”
“I’ve seen God soften the hearts of the girls towards each other and share with each other.”
“I see the trust in their eyes, their hope for a better life.”
“I have seen God bring a divided group of girls into a family of sisters in Christ.”
“Her dad has hurt her beyond belief – last night she began the process of forgiveness.”

Praise God for His power to save us! Over the years, we have seen God soften hearts, and we have prayed for this in the lives of our family, friends, and many others. We are so thankful God is leading us and hearing your prayers, giving us the courage and grace to reach out with His love

In Christ's love,