Our Impact

We all have a story. Within those stories, there are chapters that are filled with wonderful tales and adventures. These chapters are fun to tell and easy to spin. Other chapters are filled with hardship and shame. These chapters are hard to tell, and are often told with downcast eyes and tears. They are hard to walk through. It may be a time of loneliness and brokenness. Sometimes, we get stuck in our hardship and shame, and don’t know how to move through the valley of the shadow. We need help.

She slipped in the door, trying not to call attention to herself, but scanning the room, trying to figure out which person she had spoken to on the phone earlier that day. Then someone approached her and welcomed her with open arms, proud that she had mustered up the courage to walk through the doors of an unfamiliar church, not knowing a single soul. She was nervous and scared, but desperate for healing.

My name is Mary, and I have the honor of being a Neighbor Liaison for Love In the Name of Christ. I work in the Connection Center, making regular phone calls to neighbors who want to grow a relationship with us. Here is how one relationship with a neighbor has grown through caring, listening, and a lot of prayer.

Watch a video from our 2022 Living Out Love Gala featuring a testimony from Lisa M.

Transitions can be one of the hardest journeys in life. Moving is one of those difficult journeys, but with loving, kind, and patient support, the move can become a lighter load. The Love INC Moving Ministry does just that, becoming the hands and feet of Christ, with open and willing hearts. Vicki, Moving Ministry Leader, shares, “No matter what we are asked of in the Connection Center, this team always jumps in to help our community!”