Welcome to our blog. We hope to use this page to inspire hope. We want to “chat” about the character of hope. And to share some stories about hope that we get a front seat to at The HOPE Chest. What is hope? Webster’s dictionary defines it this way:
1. to cherish a desire with anticipation <hopes for a promotion> 2. to desire with expectation of obtainment 3. to expect with confidence : trust And then Webster gave some examples of hope like….
Now that is 'hope' in a verb form. Let’s see how it changes when 'hope' becomes a noun. 1. trust, reliance 2. desire accompanied by expectation of or belief in fulfillment 3. someone or something on which hopes are centered And then some more examples….
Now if you have been around The HOPE Chest during our first year of business, you already have learned our acronym for hope – Helping Other People Excel. Every day we see HOPE in both the verb and noun form. I tell myself this everyday – “Dave, you are on a journey…a journey of a lifetime.” And this blog is inviting you to join the journey of HOPE. I ‘hope’ you will! ~ Dave Craig, Executive Director of The HOPE Chest
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Lynne Johnson
6/29/2013 01:18:11 am
Our hope is in the Lord. As we move forward in our mission to help others excel, we look back at those we touched in the last year at The HOPE Chest. Families needing beds for their children, so they would not have to sleep on the floor. Homeless men and women needing a place to come in for a coffee or just to stay warm. Single moms seeking protection at a nearby shelter and asking us for clothing and toiletries because they have nothing but the clothes on their back. How blessed we are to be a part of this work that God has started in Pekin. I am so thankful to be given an opportunity to go to work every day with the potential to give someone else Hope.
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