Boundaries
Whether you're a people pleaser or simply going with the flow, saying 'yes' when we want to say 'no' leads into all sorts of troublesome quandaries. Having healthy boundaries is not selfish; it’s being a [...]
Heartland Partners with World Vision to Bring Relief to Hurricane Harvey Victims
Heartland is partnering with World Vision International to collect and ship the following flood relief items to Houston and the surrounding areas. Below is a list of items that you can drop off at Heartland: [...]
Hurricane Matthew Relief
Video taken from Operation Blessing's website. If you are interested in traveling to NC to get involved in Hurricane Matthew relief, read this letter from Kerry L. Dodson, the National Volunteer & U.S. Programs Manager of Operation [...]
My Story – Mark
I felt completely lost, like my life was out of control. I had no stability or anchor. Nothing made sense… My life got turned upside down when I was about 13 and just starting high [...]
BE RICH Update: First Love International
We received a note from First Love International in the Philippines. They received money from the Be Rich campaign for a security wall around their home for girls brought out of the sex trade industry. [...]
My Story – Janice
I love the fact that I am not alone I was born in Texas to chemically-dependent parents and had four siblings. My father abandoned us when I was four, so I was left with my [...]
My Story – Kyle
This is an abridged version of Kyle’s testimony. I was born in 1988. My mother was 17 and my father was 19. I grew up in the town of Woodstock and I lived there until [...]
My Story – Sherry
This is an abridged version of Sherry’s testimony. When I was a little girl I made up my own reality by telling lies to others about my life so that I would not have to [...]
Christmas Shop of Wonders
By Angie A. — Student Ministries Team Just over a year ago, Nathan (the Director of Delta) and I sat down with the directors of Washington Park Community Center and started [...]
Heartlanders Learning How to Be Rich
By Bob L. — Communications Team There were so many exciting things that came out of the Be Rich series here at Heartland. One thousand shoeboxes were filled and shipped to Operation Christmas Child! Not [...]
Baptism – Melanie’s Story
By Bob L. — Communications Team After the last baptism weekend at Heartland, a staff member told a pretty interesting story about one of the people who was baptized. I thought it was compelling enough [...]
One City. One Church.
By Mitch J. — Communications Team One City. One Church. I personally had the privilege to attend a worship night a few weeks ago where students from high schools and churches all across the Rockford [...]