As Resurrection Sunday Approaches...

I just wanted to take this time to thank each and everyone of you who pray for and also those who financially support this ministry.  Please know that without your prayers and sacrificial gifts, we could not be here to lift up our voices with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Easter Sunday is tomorrow.  We are looking f...
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Never Disappointed with God

Our attitudes, responses, words and actions reflect our attitude towards God Himself. At the time, we may feel we are responding to people or circumstances, but in reality we are always responding to the hand of God in our life. We are so grateful for the work God is doing in our lives and for the way He is using us...
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Around the World

Hi all! It has been rather busy around here in LA.  We are still plowing on through trying to get our show off the ground. In the meantime, here is a video that was just released on line for a campaign that I shot while we were living in Kenya.  It was a pleasure to shoot on a project for a major US network that w...
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Real life

Sometimes discipleship is just doing life together, real life.  The weather has been fabulous lately and Milwaukee is gorgeous this time of year.  The girls I mentor rarely get to see this beauty, these reflections of God's goodness.  This week we went to the river and the lake and had a great time enjoying the Lor...
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Small Group: Breaking Bread Together

I wrote out the following two weeks ago, but I'm just now posting it here. Here you go: --- I really want to revel in nights like tonight. These are the ones that make the effort totally worth the while. I host a guys' Bible study every Tuesday evening. Normally we meet together at 7:30 p.m. and go over a p...
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Biography

As we are praying and waiting on God for his provision and distinct purpose for our next step I realized we are getting traffic on our Arkpages from those who know nothing about who we are as a missionary family.  Abe woke up excited this morning to tell others of who we are as a family in order to inspire others that...
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Missed Flights, Lost Baggage, and Successful Ministry

To say that there was some major difficulties would be an understatement. One group missed their connection in Houston. That same group did not get their luggage until a day later. Another lost her father-in-law and had to return home early. However, the success of the ministry to the pastors and their families made ev...
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It's really hard to believe we're back in the village [part 2]

[part 2 We're finally back in the village] We were treated like royalty upon our arrival at long time friends and laborers for Christ, Steve and Noit Hyde's house. A year and a half furlough blurred into 'last week' as we unloaded the van, ate  pizza (of all things) and settled in for a good night's rest. Ralph had...
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Peace that passes understanding

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Unconditional Love

Last week's screening led to all sorts of picking up loose pieces in our lives that had been set aside with all the prepping for the presentation of TIA last Sunday.  If you looked at our attitudes this week you may wonder what kind of Missionaries we are after coming off such an amazing event.  We jumped right into...
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God at Work: Dan

During the last three years Ryan has been discipling Dan.  It’s hard to believe that the man I see boldly sharing the Gospel with his fellow students and deeply desiring to influence others through his personal walk with Jesus is the same timid freshman who approached our booth at the welcome weekend dinner just thr...
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Preparation is underway

Preparation for the 2012 San Diego Express Summer Project is underway. Cru Staff for the project have been assigned from Pomona, Arizona Metro, Northern Arizona, UC Irvine, The University of Arizona, Central Oval Team, and the PSW Design Team. Student applications are being processed as I type.   If you are ...
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Launching our personal ArkPages

So, I recently came across the ArkPages guys while running our recent Regional WSN Summer Project Conference here in Denver. They have formed a great partnership with our organization and was impressed be the set up and design of their missionary web sites. In the back of my head, I've been wanting to have some form of...
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Travel

We STRONGLY encourage as many folks as possible to drive out to Cali this summer. The project will even reimburse the gas you use as you drive to project functions! (church, weekly meeting, outreach, etc) We've set up a ride board on the Facebook Group to make the process easier on folks who want to drivebut don't...
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Ways to support missions

This week I received a great email from one of our supporters and friends asking one simple question: what are some ways other than just financial support that people can support missions? Here are some of the answers I came up with.  I hope this can be helpful to many of you who want to find creative ways of suppo...
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The "Will" of God

Hello everyone! I'm sorry that it has taken some time to update this. I appreciate your patience more than you know! I wanted to share with you about Will. Will is a second year student at Barton College. It was winding down to the end of the semester and things felt slow. We were all eager to see God move, particul...
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2012 Ghana Summer Project

Thanks for checking our webpage out!  We are excited to take this summer and serve the Lord in Ghana! Keep checking back in for updates and how you can pray and be a part of this project!...
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Australia: Brisbane

Welcome to the Brisbane Australia Summer Project Website 2012. We hope this website will be used to keep people up to date on what God is doing in the hearts of students in Australia. Please be encouraged and know we would love to hear from you....
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The Journey Through the Wilderness and My Ring from Heaven

So I have decided to share a part of my story. It is a testimony of how God has loved me so personally. When I was 18 years old, I cried out to God for more intimacy with Him. I was stirred in my heart to go deeper, to have intimacy with God. I had one significant night when I got on my knees and intentionally asked...
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Prayer for Uruguay

Uruguayan society has been characterized by secularism and hope in man for over 100 years.  The Catholic Church espoused liberation theology and failed to attend to the spiritual needs of Uruguayans.  Catholicism may lay claim to 55% of the population, but only 2.3% attend Mass.  Most Catholics are, in practice, non...
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Prayer Requests

At this time our biggest  priority and concern is our residency and visa process. We have been trying now for over a year to establish ourselves here and urgently ask you to be standing with us in prayer!   Our requests are as follows: -After over 5 attempts we are still looking for a sponsor here in Per...
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God's Provision with Financial Support

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Continue Praying for Jack

Please continue praying for Jack. Jack is one of the students in our Cru movement, the student I told you about recently who struggles with depression. At the behest of his therapist, he is seeking help in the form of a three-week in-patient counseling regimen in another state. I don't share this prayer reques...
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Housing Needed

So, I need to be in the Portland, OR/Vancouver, WA area for 3 months starting in April.  I'm looking for a place to call home for that time.  Ideally, I would like a place of my own, furnished, and with low rent.  If you know of a little granny apartment or a house-sit available, please contact me at jleehocker@yaho...
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Prayer for Today / January 24, 2012

Dear Faithful Friends and Prayer Partners, Today is our oldest son, John's 29th birthday!  My heart aches that we are so far away from him on his special day.  At the same time, I know that the Lord is teaching him and training him, preparing him for his own future and the future of he, Beth and Caleb (2 years). ...
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Juneau Summer Project Prayer Requests

Check here regularly for prayer requests....
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Wisdom

Pray for Wisdom as we begin to accept our team members- students that will join us in Australia on project this summer. Pray the Lord would lead the right students to join us and that He would provide all their financial support needs....
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Students

Students are beginning to apply for project - pray that many would take a step of faith and apply, and for the wisdom for our leadership team as we evaluate applications and our team begins to form! We are so excited to see what the Lord does in the lives of students through this process. While we are on the subject...
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