This past Saturday Mike and I drove our families to Grand Rapids, Michigan. What a great day to drive. Beautiful weather and vehicles that did not break down were two big blessings (for those who haven’t heard back in February Mike and I broke down on our way back to Detroit from Cincinnati and had [...]
Archive for March, 2011
Beverly Reformed Church brings out our Sunday Best!
Posted: March 30, 2011 by cletebontrager in Family, Friends, Uncategorized0
After reading a blog and an article about Rob Bell and Thomas Jefferson I had some thoughts on how similar these two guys are and how sometimes I am not much different. You might say “what does Rob Bell & Thomas Jefferson have in common?” “And you Clete?” As I read the blogs about what [...]
(And Michigan almost won too!)
Posted: March 21, 2011 by mikehanafee in Detroit Info, Family, Friends, Restore ChurchYesterday was a great finish to our first run through the Story-formed Way in the 48202. Originally this 10 week overview of the Bible was intended simply to strengthen the Bontrager & Hanafee families in our first months on the ground in central Detroit. But God had other plans. By the end of this study [...]
everyday stuff for everyday people for everyday Jesus telling
Posted: March 17, 2011 by mikehanafee in Core Values, Restore ChurchWe have held 3 low key Friday night vision gatherings covering Restore’s DNA – the gospel message, the gospel motivation, & the gospel methods. I was particularly pumped about our last meeting because I was able to sport a vintage Barry Sanders jersey I found that afternoon at Russell Bazaar for just $5;) The Big [...]
Restore Church has been blessed by Riverview Church in Lansing time and time again. We have received a lot of positive feedback from the feature they did on us in February. We thank God for each person praying for us. There is a battle going on and we NEED the prayers of saints on our [...]
TEB (Transitional Elder Board) Meeting
Posted: March 2, 2011 by cletebontrager in Restore Church, UncategorizedThis past Tuesday we had our TEB (Transitional Elder Board) meeting. This was a great time of fellowship and accountability. Noel Heikkinen is our third member of the TEB. Let me say this guy has wisdom beyond his years. We thank God for Noel being a part of Restore in this capacity. So what happens [...]
