New Partnership Fund

A Special Invitation from LIFE's Board of Directors...

Dear Friends,

Looking back over this past year it has truly been an honor and a blessing to have been part of LIFE Ministries. As the Shepherding Board of Directors, we have witnessed the Father’s hand through Randy and Melody Hemphill as they walk with men, women, and couples. It is amazing how every story is unique, having its own beginning and its own path to the point that we are invited to enter. Therein lies the beauty and the adventure the we are privileged to embark on. As was and is with our own marriages, God’s hand is mysterious, confusing, miraculous, healing, difficult, tender, but always good.

We have found over the course of this year that LIFE Ministries often stands in the gap between the church and professional counseling. Ministers are called upon in so many different capacities that it is difficult to devote the time and energy of patiently walking with a couple through their story…the hurt, confusion, anger and bitterness that inevitably attack the core of every relationship. Professional counseling is many times a vital tool in the process. However, the expense and limited availability sometimes limit the effectiveness of truly walking through the confusion of the relational issues and struggles that plague many marriages.

It is in this void that we have found God using Randy and Melody to join the story and help couples find hope and get back to the adventure God has called them to live.

God has truly blessed us by being a part of more and more men, women, and couples’ lives who have the courage and trust to invite us in. However, we are finding that many of these individuals and couples feel the strain of finances as part of their struggle. It is here that support from our partners is so vital to us being able to freely engage and walk with someone without requiring financial support. There truly is a feeling of blessing when we can communicate that others in the community make it possible, through their support, for us to commit our time freely and without hesitation.

As a Board, we have established a Partnership Fund to help reach more couples in crisis. Each $50.00 contribution to this special fund allows us to spend one session of devoted time with a husband, wife, or couple. $200.00 enables Randy and Melody to spend 4 sessions fighting for a relationship. And $500.00 establishes a block of 10 sessions that we can use to minister to marriages in crisis.

You can go to our website at LIFE Ministries and give securely to the Partnership Fund.

We look forward to 2011…another year of watching God at work through LIFE Ministries!

Grateful to be ministering together,

Leif Founds, Mel Hackbarth, and Jared Thornton
LIFE Ministries Shepherding Board