Without a doubt, this year has been one of many firsts + big changes for the ministry of Hope For Life and the Baker family! Starting off, in January, our ministry office was relocated to the Willow Dental building, after more than a decade at the Youth For Christ office in downtown Fresno. February and March were spent teaching marriage classes and preparing for upcoming events. In April, we facilitated Hope For Life’s first Marriage Conference at Riverpark Bible Church, and then our Continue Reading
Upcoming Marriage Class
Better a dry crust with peace & quiet than a house full of feasting with strife. [proverbs 17.1] Many of us grew up in homes that lacked harmony, to say the least. For myself, having now experienced a wonderful marriage and home life, I realize that there is no price you can put on those things. How valuable to you is peace in your home and more joy in your marriage (or future marriage)? Are you willing to invest the time and effort now to reap the harvest of a strong, joy-filled, and Continue Reading
Personal Story + Forgiveness
God’s Perfect Timing Years ago, we wrote a book on the topic of forgiveness to use in ministry. After getting it professionally printed and bound, we mailed it to just about everyone in our address book. When our supply ran out, we never made more copies due to costs and because we wanted to re-write it before printing a second edition. Well, every now and then, we hear how God has used this book and His incredible message of forgiveness in someone’s life. Here is one such story we Continue Reading
Dinner + Silent Auction
We hope you’ve had a wonderful summer, and are looking forward to jumping back into the fall swing of things! Like most of you, ours was a very full season - in both ministry and family happenings. For starters, we kicked off June with our first ever Hope for Life Dinner, which was a fantastic time of fellowship, food, art, testimonies, and sharing about how Hope for Life is impacting marriages, individuals, and the church as a whole. We were greatly encouraged to see so many people Continue Reading