The residents in our houses are moving forward in beautiful ways! Whether they are regaining custody of children, finding employment, increasing work hours, helping others or making wise choices – we rejoice with them. We thank all of you for your generous support of this vital ministry. Click here to read the November 2024 Update on Envision
In this edition, we have lots to share about our summer interns, volunteers, Summit House success stories, and the Thrift Store. We can’t thank you enough for taking part in the ministry of Envision! Click here to read the October 2024 Update on Envision
Mark your calendars for our Summit Houses Celebration on Thursday October 3 at 6:30pm at Sonllight Church. Join us in celebrating those who have finished their first year of our program! Click here to read the September 2024 Update on Envision
We are excited to announce the 4th Summit house has opened, sponsored by Northwest Baptist Church! This is a great milestone! In October, we are planning to have a celebration of Summit houses, especially for folks that have completed their first year of the program. Stay tuned! Click here to read the August 2024 Update on Envision
Thank you all so much for you generous response to our needs! May it be credited to your heavenly account as a sweet offering to the LORD. While we may still need help as the year goes on, we can now certainly make it through the summer and into the Fall financially. We have a lot going on this summer! Click here to read the July 2024 Update on Envision
This newsletter articulates many of our needs and prayers as a ministry. Our most urgent need is financial as we have one more month where we can pay expenses and then half a month after that. Please consider giving, especially this summer so we can continue this important ministry. We are spending twice what we are taking in per month, but we trust that God will help us in time of need even as we tighten spending where we can. Click here to read the June 2024 Update on Envision
“My main reflection (is that this past month) was VERY active! Like a literal, “Spiritual Springtime”! This is a great thing to celebrate and reminds me that not only are there literal seasons but also spiritual ones as well. Click here to read the May 2024 Update on Envision
So many wonderful things are developing in our ministry these days, and of course there are always concerns that need much prayer. So thank you so much for partnering with us to see lives changed in Whatcom County. You are helping to provide transformation, authentic community, and healing for hurting brothers and sisters so that they don’t stay ‘stuck’. Please keep praying for all of our residents, and for all of our staff and volunteers. This is a challenging ministry, and we need Jesus every moment! Click here to read the April 2024 Update on Envision
In this issue of Update, we feature an interview with Michael McConnell, a recent completer of the program and resident of the 2nd Church house by Miles Davis, his house director. Click here to read the March 2024 Update on Envision
The basic theme for Envision Mission in the year 2024 will be Grace and how grace can
best be implemented by the Church. We always want to keep our focus on equipping the church rather than looking to ourselves! Click here to read the February 2024 Update on Envision
It’s time to reflect on all that God has brought forth over the past year. We are thankful for His faithfulness and pray that we can be faithful to Him also! Click here to read the January 2024 Update on Envision
Praise God it’s been 20 years since Envision started as a ministry! And He’s been faithful all along. Here are some of the things we’ve seen Him do this year. Click here to read the December 2023 Update on Envision
Our Addiction Training Seminar on October 14 was a hit! We had 35 attendees who learned in a very personal way from presentations by Alan Muia and Sarah Wevadou from New Earth Recovery Center in Mt. Vernon, WA. To listen, click here to visit the webpage with links to the presentation. Click here to read the November 2023 Update on Envision
You are invited to our addiction training on Saturday October 14, 2023 at 2nd Christian Reformed Church on Front St in Lynden! It starts at 9am and goes to 3pm. Click here to read the October 2023 Update on Envision
The stories of transformation don’t always go in the direction we hope or even expect that they will. Sometimes our definition of success has to look and feel different, but God is always at work. Click here to read the September 2023 Update on Envision
I had no light before. Stumbling through life with no light on my path. Unable to see clearly what’s next. Now I have God’s light, even if I stumble or fall. Click here to read the August 2023 Update on Envision.
Our street night crew is doing a fun at the park event with oldies, Gospel music and preaching right downtown at Maritime Heritage Park. Saturday, July 15 at 5:30pm. Come and join us! Click here to read the July 2023 Update on Envision.
We have a discipleship partner training on June 23 Friday evening at 6pm at 2nd Church in Lynden. If at all interested please come and learn about it! Click here to read the June 2023 Update on Envision.
Stories to God’s glory. This month we highlight one of our Summit House graduates! Click here to read the May 2023 Update on Envision.
God is moving so fast lately it has been difficult to keep up! A friend of ours with 20 years of experience in ministry accepted the call to be our Summit House Ministry Coach! Click here to read the April 2023 Update on Envision.
We tell the beautiful story of Andrew, one of our graduates. This is what our Summit houses are all about – growing in Jesus, connected to the Body and glorifying God! Click here to read the March 2023 Update on Envision.
The women’s house at Bethel Christian Reformed Church is operational! We have two friends living there currently and are praying for more. Already folks from the churches locally are coming alongside these ladies as discipleship partners, with community meals, walks and love. Click here to read the February 2023 Update on Envision.
Dave Richards, Dan Obbink, and Mitchell Senti sat together at the Grace Café in 2003 to discuss how the Senti’s could start a ministry called Envision. By March it was registered with the state of Washington. And what a 20 years it’s been! Click here to read the January 2023 Update on Envision.
In this edition we will share with you some of the things that God has done this past year so you can rejoice with us! Click here to read the December 2022 Update on Envision.
Our Christmas concert will be at Second Christian Reformed Church in Lynden on December 2 at 7pm. We hope that this collection of Christmas carols will help our supporters to meditate on Christ’s incarnation, even as we seek to incarnate Christ into the lives of those we work with. And we hope to see you there! Click here to read the November 2022 Update on Envision.
One of our foremost desires is to help the church to make disciples that will make disciples. We hope to do more training sessions in various churches to that end, so be on the lookout for these as we will be announcing them over the next year! Click here to read the October 2022 Update on Envision.
Christ’s ministry of reconciliation goes on in our houses, on the streets, at Bellingham Technical College Salt ministry, and in many other ways, so thank you for supporting us! Click here to read the September 2022 Update on Envision.
We so appreciate churches like Hope in Christ, 2nd Church and Third Church for coming alongside the Summit house. One of our Summit house guys shared his testimony with our whole group. What a blessing this was for all involved. Click here to read the August 2022 Update on Envision.
One of the things our guys at the Summit house do is called self-evaluation. Are you willing to self-evaluate? This is something all of us can learn from. It’s not just a behavior change, but a heart check that can lead to transformation. Click here to read the July 2022 Update on Envision.
We are seeking applicants for our Women’s Summit House Coordinator position. It is a 30 hour a week position and we are looking for a woman with some experience to help us assist churches in adopting women’s Summit houses, particularly working with graduates from the Agape Home. Click here to read the June 2022 Update on Envision.
Street night always proves to be a worthwhile endeavor. One of our volunteers prayed one week for a man to get a job and then met him the next week, rejoicing that he had found employment! Click here to read the May 2022 Update on Envision.
God loves Bellingham / Whatcom County and so we also have that love in our hearts for our community. That’s the source of our love capacity: God Himself Click here to read the April 2022 Update on Envision.
One of the highlights of the week is Street Night on Tuesday nights. This past Tuesday there were more than 20 volunteers joining us. God is surely raising up workers for the harvest! We’d love to have you join us! Click here to read the March 2022 Update on Envision.
The theme for this year at Envision is the Church, and our vision is to strengthen the Body of Christ in Whatcom County. Click here to read the February 2022 Update on Envision.
Let’s look at the vision for 2021 and evaluate how it went together. Click here to read the January 2022 Update on Envision.
Our vision for the year was: Christ and Him crucified. We resolved that the central focus would be the Gospel: to preach it, live it, disciple people to it. It seemed as though God kept us on that track! Click here to read the December 2021 Update on Envision.
We are happy to announce that the latest CD, “Songs of Joy” is available for download on the website. We are so thankful for our Summit House sponsors and discipleship partners, for the Street Night ministry team, and for all the other ways you serve. Thank you!! Click here to read the November 2021 Update on Envision.
Early in October, we plan to have a staff and volunteer retreat up at Cedar Springs. We trust this will be an excellent time of worship and hearing the LORD speak to us on our theme of Christ Crucified and how that relates to our ministry. Click here to read the October 2021 Update on Envision.
We welcome Josiah Heinz to the staff as an assistant for our discipleship partners in Bellingham and to provide some Stephen Servant assistance. And, lots of other good news! Click here to read the September 2021 Update on Envision.
Mark your calendars for a Senti Concert of Music! Saturday August 28. Mitchell and Rochelle will be sharing new music from the latest CD “Songs of Joy” along with old favorites. Click here to read the August 2021 Update on Envision.
Because we are gone at the end of June, I decided to just write a letter to y’all. I hope this finds you well. Click here to read the July 2021 Update on Envision.
Once again our Street night crew is sharing Christ, praying with folks and giving out needed items on Tuesday nights! Click here to read the June 2021 Update on Envision.
Please be praying for our staff as we seem to be under attack in terms of health especially. But we are encouraged to see what God is doing among us nonetheless. Click here to read the May 2021 Update on Envision.
Thank you for your prayers! Summit House is growing. We have two new applicants for the current Bellingham location! Click here to read the April 2021 Update on Envision.
We need men for our Summit houses! Our hearts are burdened for men in this culture. If you know of anyone that might be interested, let us know. There’s lots to report on this month! Click here to read the March 2021 Update on Envision.
For Envision Mission this year the Vision for 2021 is simply: Christ and Him crucified. Thus we resolve that the central focus will be the Gospel: to preach it, live it, disciple people to it. Click here to read the February 2021 Update on Envision.
In this issue, we review our goals and results for 2020. Things accomplished, things to do! Click here to read the January 2021 Update on Envision.
Look What the Lord Has Done in 2020! Celebrate with us! Click here to read the December 2020 Update on Envision.
We are very happy to announce that we have hired Miles Davis as our Apprentice for the Summit House! Our team is growing! Click here to read the November 2020 Update on Envision.
Street night connections, family vacations, baptisms, and house churches. Lots to report on and much to be thankful for! Click here to read the September 2020 Update on Envision.
The Gospel is going out on the streets of Bellingham! Pray for elders and deacons for our growing ministries and for a Summit House Ministry Director. Much thanks to ALL of our supporters who are part of sustaining and growing this vital work! Click here to read the August 2020 Update on Envision.
Praise God, we hit the streets of Bellingham again for the first time in a little while, staying 6 ft. apart and praying over our streets, even interacting with a business owner about praying for our city. Click here to read the June 2020 Update on Envision.
We’re still going strong as a ministry, even through this shut-down. Thank you to all who viewed our YouTube concert and supported us through prayer, donations and encouragement! It seems that this quarantine season has been good for drawing people closer to Christ. Click here to read the May 2020 Update on Envision.
Come and join us on YouTube on the Envision Mission channel for a Senti family concert at 7pm Friday, April 17. Click here to read the April 2020 Update on Envision.
This year we have the theme of teamwork on our hearts from the Holy Spirit. And already we are seeing the fruit of that emphasis. Click here to read the March 2020 Update on Envision.
We’ve got some ideas for this year that we’d like to share with you. And, there’s lots to report – as always – about the Lord’s faithfulness! Click here to read the February 2020 Update on Envision.
What was the vision for 2019 and how did we do in getting there? Also what is the vision for next year? We will share more on that in the next newsletter, but the “spoiler alert” is that it will have to do with neighborhood outreach, more Jesus Studies, and expanding the vision of the Summit house! Click here to read the January 2020 Update on Envision.
Another year of God’s amazing glory! Let us share with you some of those highlights. Click here to read the December 2019 Update on Envision.
Meet our friend Sopaajay, who has been transformed by 12 step, Safe People, and living in community with brothers in Christ. He has come through shining like gold in Christ! Click here to read the November 2019 Update on Envision.
Come and join us for a Senti family Concert of Worship on October 4 at Third Christian Reformed Church in Lynden at 7pm! Click here to read the October 2019 Update on Envision.
Gale Senti’s passing, the bittersweet of loss and glory, answers to prayer, and abundant opportunities to serve. Life is a walk of faith in the midst of suffering. We are so thankful for God’s grace! Click here to read the September 2019 Update on Envision.
The Senti family is taking some much needed time off. Please pray that they can rest and be rejuvenated in Christ Jesus together. Click here to read the August 2019 Update on Envision.
The Lord is definitely on the move through Envision. As I write this I am very thankful! Click here to read the July 2019 Update on Envision.
We so appreciate folks coming to the Senti family concert of worship in April! We had a lot of fun worshipping God, meditating on His Word in song and sharing God’s faithfulness. God also provided over $2,000 for Envision and clothing was collected for the Rising Hope clothing drive. We’re so thankful to the LORD for His abundant provision for Envision! Click here to read the June 2019 Update on Envision.
We continue to have opportunities for the gospel! We rejoice that more folks are gaining confidence in sharing on the streets and in other contexts. Continue to pray for those opportunities to abound! Click here to read the May 2019 Update on Envision.
Come fellowship together with us! Please mark your calendars for the Senti family concert on April 26, Friday, at 7pm at Hope in Christ Church. Click here to read the April 2019 Update on Envision.
From street night and baptism class, to family reconciliation and powerful times of prayer, we have so many examples of the Body of Christ from all walks of life using their gifts to minister together. Click here to read the March 2019 Update on Envision.
We had our first meeting at the Summit discipleship house operated by Rising Hope, a ministry of Envision and it was so amazing to see how God brought these men together, the excitement for the future and the hope that it gives them do flourish in Christ Jesus! Click here to read the February 2019 Update on Envision.
We would like to share our vision for 2019! Click here to read the January 2019 Update on Envision.
Our vision for 2018 was outreach of all kinds. We truly came to the end of ourselves and are waiting on the LORD for the next steps for 2019! Click here to read the December 2018 Update on Envision.
Mark your calendars! Would you enjoy a night of original music, performed by the Senti family? Then don’t miss our next concert! November 3, 7pm at the My Church sanctuary. Admission is free. Hope to see you there! Click here to read the November 2018 Update on Envision.
Our Tuesday night Street Nights have been full of prayer for folks, invites to the Jesus Studies, and even sharing Gospel music. We praise God for this! We covet your prayers and financial support as we see wonderful fruit coming from the work of God’s Spirit! Click here to read the October 2018 Update on Envision.
Thank you to those who prayed and gave towards the Senti’s trip to Zuni and Colorado! On the home front, the Senti’s have had delightful friends from India staying with them this month. They all went out together on the streets of Bellingham to share the gospel! Click here to read the September 2018 Update on Envision.
Wow, the LORD has worked mightily among us and we are so thankful! We’re learning just to be ourselves and let Jesus shine through us. Click here to read the August 2018 Update on Envision.
It is always amazing to see how God breaks down walls in these places. It is a slow process of transformation for folks and they have to be willing, but it is rewarding when we do see that mystery take place where God moves and the person responds and there is good fruit because of it. Click here to read the July 2018 Update on Envision.
So many opportunities for the Gospel have been given to us, praying for folks frequently and sharing the good news of Jesus with them, singing songs of the LORD together on the streets, answering questions about who Jesus is and that only angels that point to Him are angels of light. Click here to read the June 2018 Update on Envision.
From areas of conflict even between one another, to emotional struggles, to an unusual number of our friends having struggles as well with addiction and all the above, we certainly feel the press of late. Click here to read the May 2018 Update on Envision.
Last night we went out and prayed with a number of folks, sharing the Gospel with one woman who so happily received it and a Native man who sang songs with us as well. Click here to read the April 2018 Update on Envision.
We’ve had many opportunities as well to pray with folks and bring the Gospel, in some cases folks respond with peace, in other cases they do not but we believe it’s vital to proclaim the Gospel and plant seeds along the way. Click here to read the March 2018 Update on Envision.
Praise God with us for His Great Works! Click here to read the February 2018 Update on Envision.
So what is the vision for 2018? Outreach: Learning it, teaching it, doing more of it! Click here to read the January 2018 Update on Envision.
What a year it has been! Click here to read the December 2017 Update on Envision.
The Jesus Gathering is now officially a house church network with advisory elders from various local churches. Mitchell will be an elder with the Jesus Gathering, but a missionary to Bellingham’s downtown center with Envision Mission. You’ll be hearing more about outreach opportunities to downtown Bellingham! Click here to read the November 2017 Update on Envision.
Don’t miss the CD release concert for Mitchell’s new album “Celebration” on October 20 at Sonlight Community Church in Lynden on 8800 Bender RD. If you make a donation of any amount at the concert you can take a CD home. It will start at 6:45pm and go until about 8pm, so you’re welcome to bring kids too. Click here to read the October 2017 Update on Envision.
God is always faithful and on the move. We keep on seeking Him and believe that authentic community will be the result of His Spirit poured out on us as we live lives of repentance and humility before Him. Please join us in that endeavor and let’s be free from slavery to self! Click here to read the September 2017 Update on Envision.
The house churches are strengthened by the Word, in fellowship, and even in number. We are thankful that there are three of them, and are still hoping this will form a network for other house churches to join! Click here to read the August 2017 Update on Envision.
The third and final test for Timothy and Morgan’s baby came back to confirm it is a complete healing! We are so thankful for that and all that Timothy and I learned in India. Now we take what we learned in India and apply to our ministry here! Click here to read the July 2017 Update on Envision.
These missionaries live in danger, start house churches, reach the lost, and love the poor. Click here to read the June 2017 Update on Envision.
By the time this goes to print Timothy Potter and Mitchell Senti will have departed for India on their peer-learning mission trip. They will be back on May 16, having visited indigenous missionaries there in the North and Southeast. Click here to read the May 2017 Update on Envision.
Timothy Potter and Mitchell Senti are planning to depart to India on a peer-learning mission trip from April 24 to May 15. They plan to visit with indigenous missionaries in Delhi on April 25 through a local missionary organization called Project 92 directed by Matthew Smith. Click here to read the April 2017 Update on Envision.
Our dear friend Keith Botkin from the Lincoln Square apartments’ house church was baptized on February 12 at the Jesus Gathering! We had a marvelous celebration together and have enjoyed meeting at Hope in Christ at 4:30pm for that once a month service. Click here to read the March 2017 Update on Envision.
Sometimes challenging folks to move forward towards a productive life in Christ has been difficult, as not everyone responds the way we hope, but it’s worth it because those that do really do become stronger disciples of Jesus… Click here to read the February 2017 Update on Envision.
So what is the vision for 2017? Well, it depends upon the outcome of our experiment to some extent. We don’t know that we could go back to the way things were before if the experiment doesn’t work, but if it does here’s what we’re praying for… Click here to read the January 2017 Update on Envision.
What a joy to remember what the Lord has done! And that’s what this newsletter will be about too. We’re going to remember the things the Lord has done this year; of course we can’t recount it all, but here are the highlights… Click here to read the December 2016 Update on Envision.
Mark your calendars for November 11, Friday at 7pm at Sonlight Church in Lynden on Bender Rd. The Senti family is doing another concert! We’ll do a very brief update on Envision, but mostly we’re just going to sing and let folks enjoy the music! Click here to read the November 2016 Update on Envision.
The experiment has begun and the need for more house churches becomes apparent. So pray for us to be able to multiply those and, in the process, that more folks will come to know Christ and be disciples of His. Click here to read the October 2016 Update on Envision.
Our mission is to build authentic community. Part of building authentic community is to bring things down to smaller groups where stronger relationships can be built than in larger settings. Click here to read the September 2016 Update on Envision.
So many stories, so many needs – keep us in prayer and keep these folks in prayer too as many believe the Gospel in a basic way, but need the tangible expression of the Gospel in their lives everyday more and more. Click here to read the August 2016 Update on Envision.
The Gospel is preached…hardly an Envision newsletter is written without that phrase because it is the 1st means by which we believe authentic community can be attained or realized. Click here to read the July 2016 Update on Envision.
Experiments, excitements, exhaling prayers and praises! Click here to read the June 2016 Update on Envision.
We have so much to be thankful for! We are watching God at work in our midst – transforming lives, making provision for our needs, and answering prayers. Click here to read the May 2016 Update on Envision.
Mark your calendars for a night of songs and celebration with the Senti family! We’re going to celebrate what God has done and is doing, so let us give you a little taste of that in this newsletter as well. Click here to read the April 2016 Update on Envision.
Thank you for your prayers everyone! The Senti’s Sabbatical was gloriously restful for them. They took 30 days off and came back refreshed with new vision for what’s to come. Click here to read the March 2016 Update on Envision.
What is the vision for 2016? Click here to read the February 2016 Update on Envision.
The Senti’s are taking a sabbatical throughout the month of January. Please keep them in your prayers as they rest and consider the vision for 2016. Click here to read the January 2016 Update on Envision.
It’s been a wonderful year in the LORD and we get to share the highlights from the year in this newsletter. Click here to read the December 2015 Update on Envision.
Street night has been full of Gospel opportunities. A remarkable number of folks are getting housing that we have prayed for. One of our friends always tells us, “the best thing you can do for us homeless folks is not to give us stuff, but just to pray for us.” Click here to read the November 2015 Update on Envision.
By the time this goes to print we will have had a baptism for Kati Fallsgraff on Saturday the 26th at Lake Padden and a wedding for two folks who were recently baptized or made profession of faith, Rocky and Lynn Noyes which solidified their marriage. There’s been a lot of momentous things happening. Click here to read the October 2015 Update on Envision.
The Gospel is preached, demons are silenced, folks are healed and the Kingdom of God is among us! Thank God with us for His love and blessings which is something that we’re all a part of. Click here to read the September 2015 Update on Envision.
Thank you all for the beautiful response to the needs we articulated in the last newsletter. We have received an abundance and may it be credited to heavenly accounts! Already we’ve been able to help the family that needed a more stable housing situation. Click here to read the August 2015 Update on Envision.
Because you are part of our ministry family, we want to openly share some of our financial needs with you. We know the LORD will provide, but we thought it important to share so that if you are praying and the Spirit prompts you to give you have that opportunity. Click here to read the July 2015 Update on Envision.
Jesus reveals Himself to a truth-seeker, a Stephen ministry update, and the future of Jesus Gathering. Click here to read the June 2015 Update on Envision.
Envision has some exciting new things happening, including a college group that meets on Friday nights at Hope in Christ and a new aspect of our ministry for folks who are ready and willing to help with mercy ministry. Click here to read the May 2015 Update on Envision.
Put April 23 on your calendars to see the Senti’s do a featured act at the Thursday night open mic at 7:30pm at the Majestic. We’d love to see you there! Enjoy the music, get to know some of our friends and have a tea or coffee. Click here to read the April 2015 Update on Envision.
We praise God that new workers have joined us on street night. Not only have we handed out socks, but Bibles and lots of prayers for healing and the Gospel. One man had tears fill his eyes as we proclaimed that Christ had died for him and risen from death and that we had been sent to tell him of God’s love for him. Click here to read the March 2015 Update on Envision.
We have updated our vision and mission statements to better reflect the ministry that God has called us to in Bellingham. Click here to read the February 2015 Update on Envision.
Along with increased prayer during the Jesus Gathering and street night, we’ve noticed a remarkable change in the atmosphere of those events. One look at the past year’s newsletters makes it clear that, more than any other year, we’ve had opportunities to bring the Gospel in many creative ways! Click here to read the January 2015 Update on Envision.
Don’t miss the Senti’s Christmas show at open mic on December 18, Thursday night at 7:30pm for the featured act. We’d love to see you there! Click here to read the December 2014 Update on Envision.
There have recently been so many difficult things in the lives of friends of Envision that we have come to a point of saying the prayer of Jehosophat from 2nd Chronicles 20: “We don’t know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” Click here to read the November 2014 Update on Envision.
As with all ministries there are many joys and struggles for Envision. We always encourage house church and Jesus Studies and Ladies meeting to share these joys and struggles with one another. We’d like to share some of them with you our supporters. Click here to read the October 2014 Update on Envision.
In this month’s newsletter, we’re sharing updates on the Jesus Gathering, Street Nights, the Jesus Study, Open Mic, and other Envision outreaches. Click here to read the September 2014 Update on Envision.
Summer can be a tough time of year. Battles here are won and lost, but our ultimate victory is in Christ! Click here to read the August 2014 Update on Envision.
While sitting on the side walk and sharing a meal with street friends, I realized their appreciated friendship is the only home they may have. Jesus went to them, He sat with them, He became one of them. Oh the beauty to be learned; how “Blessed are the poor” …what are the treasures that they have found? Click here to read the July 2014 Update on Envision.
We’ve known this fellow for eleven years and in that time we’ve seen him sober maybe for 11 months. He has been notorious as a town drunk. So many have sowed into his life, shared Christ with him, prayed with him over the years. He was baptized in prison on Easter Sunday and is on fire for the LORD. Click here to read the June 2014 Update on Envision.
We’ve had lots of opportunities to pray with folks on street night and even at open mic, sharing the Gospel and discussing all things spiritual. Pray that those friendships will bear eternal fruit. Click here to read the May 2014 Update on Envision.
Our new intern, Christina Hannah, and her husband Tommy have been hugely helpful in street nights, open mic, house churches and the Jesus Gathering. They’ve even taken some of our friends into their home who needed housing for a month. Click here to read the April 2014 Update on Envision.
This just blew our mind that the Lords mercy and power of His Spirit is so evident and bright and beautiful in such a man. Click here to read the March 2014 Update on Envision.
The espresso ministry has begun at three trees open mic, an outreach of Envision Mission, and it’s been a wonderful addition to our atmosphere there. Click here to read the February 2014 Update on Envision.
It is always interesting to see how God helps us accomplish things. Click here to read the January 2014 Update on Envision.
We have so much to be thankful for as we reflect on the past year! Click here to read the December 2013 Update on Envision.
This has been a time for a harvest of righteousness where we see folks growing in godliness, wisdom in decisions and working harder with gratitude in their hearts to get housing, employment, schooling, food and clothing for themselves. Any time people are less dependent on us and can stand in the LORD we rejoice. Click here to read the November 2013 Update on Envision.
Our vision this year has been to call people connected to us to come and follow Jesus with us (that is to be in little groups that pray and try to love each other in Jesus’ Name) and to be fishers of people (that is to go out and invite people into community with us as we follow Jesus). It’s pretty simple really, but so vital. Click here to read the October 2013 Update on Envision.
In the last newsletter we gave the reminder that the Gospel in its simplest form is Jesus the Person Himself and we must always point to Him. But we must also pray for the conviction of sin for those still in the world, which is a work of the Holy Spirit. Click here to read the September 2013 Update on Envision.
Part of the results of the Gospel is life transformation and thatÂ’s what we see the most happening with those who have come to Christ or have been connected to the Body through Envision. Click here to read the August 2013 Update on Envision.
One of our dear friends said to us recently, “This has changed my life; I finally have some Christian friends…” Click here to read the July 2013 Update on Envision.
WeÂ’ve had some great opportunities for the Gospel in relationships again this month. Also weÂ’ve even been able to have kids with us on street nights and share Christ right there with them. Please come check it out some Tuesday night at 5:15pm or 7pm from the Flat Iron Woods on Bay and Prospect St. Click here to read the June 2013 Update on Envision.
You are all invited to come to Open Mic on May 9. Mitchell and Rochelle will be playing a feature at 8pm. ItÂ’d be a great way to spend time with friends/family and also see something that Envision is doing. Click here to read the May 2013 Update on Envision.
The Gospel is preached! Sometimes we pray for healing, sometimes folks want to talk about spiritual things and so we bring the Gospel. Sometimes people want to debate or berate us, but we keep on by the Grace of God. Click here to read the April 2013 Update on Envision.
We continue to proclaim the Gospel at Woods, on Street Nights, Jesus Studies, Ladies meetings, Jesus Gathering and three trees open mic at the Majestic. Please keep on praying that we can continue to proclaim the Gospel, that weÂ’ll have open doors, and that the mystery of Christ will be made known to peopleÂ’s hearts. Click here to read the March 2013 Update on Envision.
It is important for any ministry to evaluate itself by stating previous goals and whether those were accomplished in a measurable way. If not, then things need to be adjusted so that those goals are accomplished. Then new goals can be set. Click here to read the February 2013 Update on Envision.
God was gracious to us in 2012! WeÂ’ve had many opportunities for the Gospel to be preached, including at the Jesus Gathering. WeÂ’ve also prayed with many for breakthroughs, healing, deliverance, and forgiveness of sins. We give all glory to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! Click here to read the January 2013 Update on Envision.