At the gracious invitation of friend & Detroit Library Duffield Branch manager Christine Peele I was privileged to sit on the panel of judges with Pastor Shaun Marshall (Citadel of Faith) and 3 others in the 34th Annual Albert H. Mallory Sr. Black Heroes Oratorical Essay Contest. It was a blast listening to over 20 [...]
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An Analogy from Black History Month
Posted: February 13, 2012 by mikehanafee in Black History Month, Detroit Info, Friends, racism, THE Story, Uncategorized1
THE Story
Posted: February 8, 2012 by mikehanafee in Detroit Info, Restore Church, Uncategorized, VisionWhat happened before time began? How did it all start? Who or what created me? How did I get here? Why do I exist. Does my life really matter? Does it have meaning? What happens after I die? Why is the world the way it is? [...]
Restore’s 2nd Trimester, Midrange Schedule, & an amazing gift!
Posted: November 18, 2011 by mikehanafee in Detroit Info, Family, Friends, Restore Church, VisionHey all, I like to tell people that we are entering the 2nd trimester in our embryonic stage of planting Restore Church. Hard to believe that next Tuesday (Nov 22) we will have been in Detroit one year. Wow, time has flown by! To let you know how to pray for the next few months [...]
While we are definitely not a building centered ministry, there is a beautiful old church less than a mile away that I dream about as a worship space & community center. Getting it would require the same power that divided the Red Sea! The place needs much work & would cost a lot to restore. [...]
Update: 25 & 7…but Jesus is alive!
Posted: August 17, 2011 by mikehanafee in Detroit Info, UncategorizedI am updating this post as a friend just informed me that in several different incidents in Detroit last weekend 25 people (not 16) were shot and 7 were killed. Sounds like a report out of Iraq or Afghanistan. Sounds like something from post fall Genesis. Sobering. Last month a 5 year old girl who lives a few streets [...]
In several different incidents in Detroit last weekend 16 people were shot and 7 were killed. Sounds like a report out of Iraq or Afghanistan. Sounds like something from post fall Genesis. Sobering. Last month a 5 year old girl who lives a few streets away from our neighborhood was abducted at 3AM in a [...]
“What’s a white dude the wrong side of 40 doing planting a church in Detroit?”
Posted: August 4, 2011 by mikehanafee in Detroit Info, Friends, Restore Church, VisionA few weeks ago I was interviewed by Jim Essian, lead pastor of Paradox Church in Fort Worth, TX. (If his name sounds familiar it’s because his father, Jim Essian, was born in Detroit & played 12 years in the MLB before coaching the Chicago Cubs in 1991. Jim (Jr), raised in the Detroit area, [...]
Front Porch Baptism
Posted: June 28, 2011 by mikehanafee in Detroit Info, Restore Church, UncategorizedYesterday was a first – baptizing someone on our front porch in a horse trough! It was a sweet privilege to baptize the husband of a couple who just moved into central Detroit to be part of Restore. Man, my heart is encouraged by younger Christians being fired up about making much of Jesus! The [...]
