This time of the year I can’t help but look back and reflect on what the last year has held. This year has truly flown by. Although Hope’s Journey Int’l isn’t where we imagined it would be this time last year, it has made incredible progress. Every month that goes by I get a clearer picture of how big this project truly is and how many steps are required to accomplish our goal. I’ve determined that I’d rather it take a while so that we can build a proper foundation, then for it to go up quickly and fall with the first storm.

I am thankful for what has been accomplished this year. We have become our own non-profit incorporation, we are awaiting a response from the IRS granting us our tax-exempt status, we have a wonderful board that has a heart for Hope’s Journey Int’l, and we have an Executive Director, Chris Gray, who is faithfully working to keep us moving forward. I am also thankful for our prayer team, those that come to the prayer meetings and those that pray for us from afar. I am thankful for all of our friends, the ones that have been following our progress for the last two years and the new friends that have shown interest in Hope’s Journey Int’l and its vision. I’m thankful for those that have offered to volunteer in the future. You are such a gift to our organization. I’m thankful for the words of encouragement and the support that we receive. It keeps us going.

We are continuing to take steps to educate ourselves about the ins and outs of a charitable organization and to begin to educate others about the healing process. We have a fan page as well as a cause on Facebook and we are brainstorming improvements to be made on our website.

Thank you for showing interest in Hope’s Journey Int’l and sharing our vision with others. I pray that you will have much to be thankful for this holiday season.

P.S. Our monthly prayer is cancelled for November and December due to the holidays. We will make an announcement in the new year about when the prayer meetings will resume.