People Stories
We have been greatly blessed to witness the transforming power of Christ change many lives in the inner city!
- God has miraculously delivered people from addictions: One man found Christ after 17 years living homeless and addicted. He now works counseling other men in similar condictions. A woman found freedom after 42 years of heroin addiction. She worships the Lord with two children and grandchildren at The Harvest Center.
- God has provided a safe-haven: Youth who have lost one or both parents to AIDS, single-mothers in abusive relationships, children in dysfunctional homes -- all have found the God who is a father to the fatherless and brings the orphans into a family!
- God has healed wounds: Teenagers abused and thrown on the streets have found peace and a spiritual home where their family in Christ will love them unconditionally and empower them toward their destinies. One young lady, abused as a child, thrown on the streets and living in a shelter at 14 years old, has graduated from Bible college and is serving God and others faithfully at The Harvest Center.
- God has reversed cycles: Men have become men of God. Women walk in dignity. Several young men who sold drugs in the neighborhood are now working and becoming faithful fathers and husbands. Single-mothers have learned to raise their children through godly principles and let Christ be the center of their home.
- God has raised up vision: Those who once hated their community now intimately know His love for the people around them and are making a difference on the streets.
These are just some of the things God has done in the lives of people, and
that is ultimately why Urban Harvest Ministries exists!
Every month, UHM publishers newsletters that testify to the miraculous power of God to bring change in people's lives and in hurting communities. To receive the UHM newsletters, send your contact information to info@uhm.cc We know you will be blessed by these testimonies and will give God all the glory with us!
To read more about what God has done in the individual lives, families and communities, browse through the Newsletter archives.
