“Today I persevere….and so, I have hope.”

“The past year has made me realize that I am not an island—that I am dependent on people and people are dependent on me.”

“I am learning to remember that the Lord is with us and giving us grace to get through each new day.”

“During 2020 it felt like the world was changing day by day, but Jesus remained the same beginning to end.”

“2020 was like God interrupting my ‘habits’ as Erik puts it, and forced me to pay attention to what God was trying to say and show me.”

“I can stand by and watch as world events happen, or I can dive into them and let Jesus use me to change people's hearts by listening to people and loving them well where they are at.”

“The uncertainty of 2020 cracked my heart open and pushed me to embrace the reality that God’s ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts.”

“…the events of 2020 have helped me see more clearly that people need to hear about Jesus.”

“It made us realized that sometimes ‘living our faith’ is just lots of small, simple acts.”

“I found hope in remembering my story is a part of God’s bigger story, part of his redemption of this world...”

“When the world feels like chaos, Jesus is strong and mighty; when the world is full of uncertainty and doubt, Jesus remains unchanged. Our hope rests in this truth.”