Remembering our Purpose
Written by Mike Verkaik What do you remember from your years of middle school? This is a question I have been asking myself after returning from our third South Africa Kingdom Encounter trip with middle school students from Holland Christian. I traveled there with the principal, Tom Strikwerda, who approached me almost four years ago […]
“Don’t Stop Praying!”
Have you heard the song by Matthew West, “Don’t Stop Praying?” I actually hadn’t known about it until a few Sunday ago. We were at Haven church in Zeeland, Michigan, and the outreach committee played a video of the song which included a challenge to get God’s children to keep on praying, particularly during this […]
“SHANNAH TOVAH” – Blessed Good Year
Written by board member Danell Czarnecki. Recently Oceans Ministries board, staff and Bryan and Marc from VTC House, partners of Oceans Ministries, gathered together for a time of prayer seeking to where God would lead us in the next season of ministry. Those gathered were from California, Colorado, Michigan and South Africa. It was good […]
What a Glorious Bride!
Recently my wife and I had the joy of being in four different churches in four weeks. I can truly say “JOY” because of how the Spirit used each worship experience to paint a glorious picture of what He is up to. There may be many challenges facing the church today, as we hear or […]
The Power of a United Vision
Living in South Africa we have come to realize that the game of rugby is synonymous with South Africa. On Saturdays we love cheering on young athletes or gathering for a “watching party” with friends. The other week we attended a rugby birthday party! The highlight was a professional rugby coach teaching the young boys […]
What on Earth are we Missing?
The news feeds have been saturated with one scandal after another. Daily we get updated on a famous billionaire entertainer who found himself in jail for a lavish lifestyle that included hedonistic parties with Hollywood elites, other news is about professional athletes, pastors, politicians, and the worlds most powerful people. The details coming out are […]
