by Barrett Ossius | Jun 17, 2024 | Written
“She was a spitfire,” Michelle said. “She just had this personality — nine times out of ten she was smiling. She was just always happy.” “She lit up a room,” Jonathan added. “But she was so, so ready to go to Heaven. The week that she died, she told us… ‘I’m going to...
by Barrett Ossius | May 28, 2024 | Written
When God wants your attention, He’ll command it. That was certainly the case for Brandon Mannon (in the green shirt, pictured above), whose life did a 180 exactly one year ago after the Lord brought him to a place of acute awareness of his mortality and recognition of...
by Barrett Ossius | Apr 11, 2024 | Written
One night, in 1937 in a Missouri farming town, a baby boy was sick with pneumonia. His mother prayed to the Lord for healing for her youngest child. She pleaded all night that if the Lord healed him, she would encourage him to go into ministry. The boy did get better,...
by Barrett Ossius | Jan 3, 2024 | Written
“We have visions of how things should go, and they don’t always work out that way. But then, God shows up and He shows up big and He says, ‘Oh, no, this is how it’s going to be.’ And it’s way better than what you ever envisioned.” There were a few standout moments in...
by Barrett Ossius | Sep 6, 2023 | Written
“And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ Then I said, ‘Here I am! Send me.’” — Isaiah 6:8 (ESV) If you grab a coffee with David and Donna Hoover and hear their testimony, you might find yourself booking a mission trip...
