Starting My HOPE Journey

Three weeks ago I embarked on a journey with the Hartley Institute in a Champions of Hope Internship. It has been 3 weeks of packed days, which is why I am just now updating my blog!

The internship has been amazing. I am with 9 other interns learning about a "Hope Reformation," in which the Lord spoke to Bob Hartley. In essence, it is all about learning how to adore the Lord for who He is, ask appropriate questions (ie. How much do You love me?), and declaring who He is over situations. These seem like simple things (and they are), but they are certainly profound and are beginning to shift compartments of my soul back to HOPE. I am learning so much, more than I'm able to unpack here & now, but the crux of it is this: God is GOOD and He is FOR me (and you)! Something that this ministry and internship has done well is give me these practical tools for transformation. They are truths I've already known, just packaged different and EASY to apply. My head is beginning to get above the clouds and I am hearing God so much more clearly.

I am so thankful for Bob & the others who have gone before me on this journey, preparing the way for me to enter into HOPE! Mostly I am thankful to the Lord for knowing what I needed beforehand, showing me my need, and then providing the answer through all I am learning right now. I would encourage anyone who has been fighting despair, depression, or hopelessness to take a look at the website and begin (or continue) YOUR journey of HOPE!