Kyah Merritt has spina bifida. Before she was born, doctors said she would never be able to do anything. And when she came into the world months later, she had a hole in her back. As she grew up, surgeries, leg braces, and medication were routine. Despite these hindrances, her parents considered her a gift […]
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Grace College has announced that the Citizens concert on Friday, September 11 will not be open to the public. The concert will be limited to Grace College students, faculty, and staff. “We regret that we cannot welcome the community to this concert, but we have determined it is the best decision to maintain the health
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Former Charis Fellowship pastor and missionary, Stanley Nairn, has died. His obituary appears below. Stanley D. Nairn, 70, went home to be with the Lord on September 3, 2020. Those who loved him knew his strength, determination, and sense of humor. He attended Grace Church in Norton where he taught adult Bible study. He was
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Sophia Berger, the daughter of Sam and Betty Baer, sends along this update on the mold remediation project at her parent’s home. The Baers had suffered the devastating effects of toxic mold in the retirement home they recently purchased. (See Help Needed as Baers Face Mold Removal and Remediation.) The update comes from son, Mike,
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A Grace College student, Jamall Werling, who has overcome some large obstacles to get to school was interviewed this week by WNDU, the NBC station in South Bend, Ind. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article and see the complete story as broadcast. Resilient foster child with big dreams enrolls
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Urban Hope is launching a FREE one day training and ministry experience for youth groups and teams right in your own community called Day of Hope! It will be held October 10, 2020, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (ET & PT) Day of Hope will begin with real training designed to give students practical tips to
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Cokiesha Bailey Robinson’s southern charm is magnetic. She grew up in Dallas, Texas, with parents who valued tradition, good manners, family and above all else — Jesus. Without fail, she and her siblings arrived promptly at the breakfast table with beds made and teeth brushed for daily devotions. But although Robinson inherited her social graces
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I love the potential represented by a blank piece of paper. It doesn’t take long before my mind starts whirling and my love of words fill the page’s emptiness with strokes of black which artistically paint a picture for my audience. There’s such satisfaction as the blank spaces slowly disappear! I still have days, though,
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Word has been received of the death of Don Bishop, former missionary to Argentina. He served with the Foreign Missionary Society of the Brethren Church (now Encompass World Partners) from 1954 to 1966. Born April 29, 1926 in Ashland, Ohio, Donald Eugene Bishop died peacefully in his sleep while at home on June 17, 2020.
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“During that time in our lives, Janette and I had each been walking with the Lord for approximately 30 years. We knew we could trust Him, however, we were really praying for healing for Melissa,” says Mark Henning, a former Charis Fellowship pastor. Mark is the father of Melissa Camp, who is the subject of the recent film I Still Believe, which documents her journey being married
