FEAST Ministry Changes Lives, Congregations
The odds are against them.

The U.S. Department of Justice reports that about two-thirds of prisoners released back into the community will be rearrested within three years.

But the Lord’s foot soldiers at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, aren’t scared by those odds. Read more...

Welcome Them Home, Help Them Heal -- United States
“I stood at the bus station with my suitcase like an alien in a strange world,” shares a Vietnam veteran. “Just 24 hours before I was in a bloody firefight where two buddies died just before they were to come home, and now I was home alone and expected to act normal.”  Read more...

Helping Hands Health and Wellness Center -- Columbus, Ohio
Margie was 56 years old when she faced seismic losses. Her husband of 39 years died after battling cancer and heart disease. Her source of income was gone with him. Without an employed breadwinner in the home, her health insurance disappeared too.  Read more...

Generations Project at Concordia University -- Seward, Nebraska
Eunice (not her real name) was turning 78 years old – a milestone, no doubt. But in recent years, her special day boasted little reason to celebrate. Eunice’s husband had passed away and her children all lived out of state. Her birthday typically wasn’t much different than any other day – spent mostly alone in her house in Seward, Nebraska.  Read more...

Phil’s Friends: Christ-centered support during cancer -- Roselle, Illinois
“Is Daddy going to live through this?” was the repeated question of the six-year-old boy. Daddy, in this case, was 44-year-old Jess, who was diagnosed with Burkitt’s Lymphoma, a highly aggressive cancer of the lymphatic system. Jess’ cancer was so aggressive it went from stage one to stage three in the few short weeks it took to get a diagnosis.  Read more...