Written by Mike Verkaik Seven years ago our Good Father opened a door to begin a ministry at a local motel in Holland, Michigan with a Christmas dinner. As our relationship with staff and residents has grown, Haven Church began to provide means for Oceans Ministries to also bless the residents with gift bags filled […]
Written by Patty Spykstra December in Fish Hoek is sunny and the locals would say HOT. During this time of the year many visitors travel to South Africa and the Retreat Center always has inquiries for lodging. So Thobeka and I would be busy preparing rooms for the guests and then welcoming people from Ireland, […]
“If I don’t serve I become like a teenage boy with too much time on my hands…” I was having coffee with a good friend last week when he nailed it with the sentence above about the importance of serving others. He went on to talk about how he has learned that he finds the […]
“I heard God say to me in the vision, ‘Stay in the Boat!” When Chantelle stopped me the other day on the streets of Fishhoek, South Africa to tell me about a vision she recently had, my whole body was covered with goose bumps for so many reasons. When my wife and I met Chantelle […]
One of the greatest reasons to live a life of THANKSGIVING is the gift of Seeing the glory of God. Now this doesn’t mean we have to be like Moses and spend 40 days on a mountain fasting and praying to get a glimpse of the backside of the glory of God. We live in […]
