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Cemeteries to Gardens

I did not know a cemetery could feel like a garden until my mama died.   I had not been well-acquainted with death before then, as I was only 22 when she died. Before, cemeteries were places I...
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Elder Selection Update: 2022 Candidate Affirmation

In January 2021, we opened our Elder Selection Process to seek out qualified individuals to join the Elder Board in 2022. In the past, we have sought elders for just a single year; however, in 2020,...
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Tasty Tuesdays: Mango Kulfi

Binu, although from India, didn’t have the recipe for mango kulfi she has now until just twenty years ago, when she received the recipe from a small group friend. For Binu, the mango used in the...
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Celebration of Hope Daily Prayer: Day 21

Strict coronavirus lockdowns in El Salvador have so battered local economies that hundreds of families are flying white flags outside their homes or waving them in the street; not in surrender, but to...
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Celebration of Hope Daily Prayer: Day 20

Worldwide, 370 million kids are going without meals typically provided for free by the schools they attend. Not only are kids experiencing hunger, but their ability to engage in online learning is...
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Mother’s Day

Join Willow Creek for Mother’s Day 2021! Motherhood consists of moms from all across the board: working moms, stay-at-home-moms, single moms, adoptive moms, empty-nesters, and moms of children...
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Celebration of Hope Daily Prayer: Day 19

Matthew 5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” During the pandemic, our world has been divided in regards to how to handle the virus. Pray for someone...
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Celebration of Hope Daily Prayer: Day 18

For the last two years, our partner in India has installed bore wells and toilets in places without access to clean water or safe, sanitary, places to go to the bathroom. Our partner churches...
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Celebration of Hope Daily Prayer: Day 17

Around 3 billion people worldwide lack basic hand washing facilities with soap and water at home. In the least-developed countries, three quarters of people and more than two thirds of schools...