God is at work everywhere and will use our gifts when we offer them back to Him. In Luke 10:2 Jesus tells us that "the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few." Hope Renewed is an organization seeking to be and send workers beyond our borders to join God in the work He is doing in Guatemala.
Read MoreWhen a Sewing Center was planned for La Limonada, I wanted to support this effort in a more comprehensive way. I have seen how teaching women to sew can be life-changing for impoverished women and their families. At HRI we are truly partnering with Our Lord to prosper the work of His Hands in Guatemala!
Read MoreOn a mission trip to Guatemala I was introduced to the beauty of the country and its people. HRI brought me into communities facing great challenges where I met and worked together with residents on projects HRI had initiated. The needs are many, but HRI is focused on ones that resonate with me. With our help, hope can and is being restored.
Read MoreRenewing Hope is not just in the name of the organization but rather an ongoing action that gives legs, hands, and feet to our core beliefs and corporate statement of faith. Those left behind by society and government are those we are called to lift up in real tangible ways with discipleship, education, employment, and prayer.
Read MoreGod has SO much to say about the poor and needy and the responsibility that those who are in Christ have to the least of these. In Deuteronomy 15:4 God declared, "There should be no poor among you." and 1 John 3:17 says, "If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in Him?"
Read MoreCrossRoads Community Church from Chittenango, New York has faithfully supported Hope Renewed International since 2012. That is when CrossRoads staff member, Rob, met Hope Renewed’s cofounder, Jason. Rob became so enthusiastic for what he sensed God was doing in Guatemala that he championed the idea of developing a partnership between CrossRoads Community Church and HRI! And what a relationship it has been!
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