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 [...]
Archive for the ‘Friends’ Category
An Analogy from Black History Month
Posted: February 13, 2012 by mikehanafee in Black History Month, Detroit Info, Friends, racism, THE Story, Uncategorized1
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 [...]
Batting between Cabrera & Martinez
Posted: November 1, 2011 by mikehanafee in Friends, preaching, racism, Restore Church, VisionAfter a fast & furious few days I thought I’d share an update on what has been going on. Friday evening the Hanafees & Bontragers drove to Akron, OH for our sons’ Saturday football games. It was a fun road trip spending time with old & new friends, coaching the boys, watching the girls cheerlead, [...]
Restore Church has FREE Yard Sale to Bless Detroit, but Recieves a Blessing
Posted: October 10, 2011 by cletebontrager in Family, Friends, Gospel Identities, Restore Church, Uncategorized, VisionRestore Church put on our service project for October this past Sunday (Oct 09 2011). Our goal was to bless our neighborhood by putting on a free yard sale. I think though we were blessed far beyond the blessing the folks in our neighborhood and surrounding areas received. So many people came up with tears [...]
Jesus has really big biceps & a huge heart
Posted: September 6, 2011 by mikehanafee in Colossians, Family, Friends, Gospel Identities, Restore Church, UncategorizedSunday about 45 people gathered at the Bontrager home for worship (I’m starting to wonder if we can build a balcony in their living room!). In message 2 in our Colossians series we looked at the supremacy & sufficiency of Jesus. You can check out the sermon & some pics below.
“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, [...]
Holiday Kickoff (JULY 4th) Cookout
Posted: July 5, 2011 by cletebontrager in Friends, Restore Church, UncategorizedWell another month has come and gone. They seem to fly by as we have a blast here in Detroit. Wanted to give a quick update on what is happening with our cookouts. July 1st was the first in our series of cookouts. As a matter of fact, you are all invited to Mike’s house [...]
Six Months on the Ground
Posted: June 3, 2011 by mikehanafee in Detroit Info, Family, Friends, Restore ChurchA few days ago, Clete reminded me of something I had not thought of – we (the Hanafees) have now been in central Detroit for six months! I was not aware of this, maybe due to the strep throat (ugh!) I have battled the last week, or maybe just because of how busy we have [...]
Chicken Nuggets and N’hood Kids
Posted: May 3, 2011 by mikehanafee in Detroit Info, Family, Friends, Restore ChurchMike and Clete left for Buffalo, New York this past Friday to go to a conference. That gave Ruth and me the great opportunity to take all of our boys to play in flag football games Saturday morning at a neighborhood school. A Christian man who lives in the suburbs but has a heart for [...]
at the catholic seminary (& other things)
Posted: April 2, 2011 by mikehanafee in Family, Friends, Restore Church, Uncategorized, VisionSo I thought the title might raise your curiosity! Got ya;) On this post I just want to share a few pictures from some recent things we have done. Last week we attended our neighborhood association’s annual meeting in a large room at the Sacred Heart Catholic Seminary just down the road. This well attended [...]
