Mike 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 [...]
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Chicken Nuggets and N’hood Kids
Posted: May 3, 2011 by mikehanafee in Detroit Info, Family, Friends, Restore Church3
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 [...]
Beverly Reformed Church brings out our Sunday Best!
Posted: March 30, 2011 by cletebontrager in Family, Friends, UncategorizedThis 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 [...]
(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 [...]
Restore Church is blessed by Evident Church
Posted: February 14, 2011 by cletebontrager in Detroit Info, Friends, UncategorizedWhat a blessing to have partners in the work of the ministry. God has been so gracious to bring people our way that want to help an under resourced area and show love to Restore and the neighborhood. Evident Church came down to the 48206 and helped us clean out the 11529 Rosa Parks building. [...]
Vision Gatherings!
Posted: February 11, 2011 by mikehanafee in Detroit Info, Family, Friends, Uncategorized, VisionIt has been a really exciting (& busy) last few days. We met a couple down the street that has been praying for a church like Restore to start in our neighborhood. A man released 5 months ago after doing 29 years for armed robbery & rape shared his story in our living room. Clete [...]
God has been so gracious to us!
Posted: February 1, 2011 by mikehanafee in Detroit Info, Family, FriendsGod has been so gracious to us! It has been a crazy busy but also a crazy good last few weeks. Last Tuesday we began the process of moving into a great rental house (at a great price!) just around the corner from the Bontragers, right in the heart of our ministry area. This old [...]
Our first two weeks
Posted: December 8, 2010 by mikehanafee in Family, Friends, Uncategorized, VisionIt’s hard to believe but we have been in central Detroit for 2 weeks. God has been incredibly kind to us in many, many, many, ways. Here are just a few examples of how God is pouring out His grace on us: Last week Kevin, Carolyn, Ian, & Claire were admitted into magnet schools. Considering [...]
After a very fast-paced last 10 days we have arrived in Detroit and are pretty much unpacked. Thanks much to all who helped us load in Hillsboro and unload in Detroit! The 2,500 mile drive was fun, and at times, a bit harrowing. At the end of the first day of driving we hit minus [...]
So we feel a bit like Dan Aykroyd coming out of the wind tunnel in “Spies Like Us”! Busy busy busy week spending time with lots of peeps & preparing to load up on Nov 19 to leave for Detroit on Nov 20, Lord willing. Already my heart is aching over leaving friends & neighbors. [...]
